Botafogo Owner Textor Slams Officiating in Libertadores Final After Pulgar’s Yellow Card

Overview

• Erick Pulgar’s high, studs-up challenge on Bruno Fuchs in the first half halted play for several minutes but drew only a yellow card.
• Palmeiras players and staff were visibly upset that the midfielder was not sent off for the tackle.
• Watching the match, John Textor wrote on Instagram that it looked like “the gods of football are cheering for Flamengo.”
• Textor initially posted the criticism as a Story, deleted it, and then published the same message on his feed.
• At the time of reporting, Flamengo led 1–0 after Danilo rose to head in an Arrascaeta corner early in the second half.