Botafogo owner John Textor cried "corruption" at officials after his team threw away a 3-0 lead against Palmeiras in the Brazilian Serie A.The home side had a brilliant first half as they raced to a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Carlos Eduardo, Danilo Neves, and Junior Santos. However, Palmeiras hit back early in the second half with Real Madrid-bound Endrick sparking the comeback with an incredible solo goal in the 49th minute.
The two teams were matching toe-to-toe until Adryelson was given his marching orders for a foul following an extensive VAR review. A 10-man Boatfofgo capitulated in the final minutes of the match, with the visitors scoring three times after the 84th minute and Endrick once again leading the charge. Textor was furious with the red card decision and came down to the pitchside from his presidential box and allegedly made a money sign to the match officials.
"The whole world saw it, this is not a red card. He got the ball first. I’m not even sure if it was a foul. But it’s not a red card, he changed the game. This is corruption, this is theft. Please fine me, Ednaldo, but you need to resign tomorrow morning. That’s what needs to happen."This championship has become a joke. Nobody deserves this, these Palmeiras players don’t want to win like that, we don’t want to lose like that. It’s been five games in a row. This is f*cking corruption.