Overview
- After a 2-1 Paulista quarterfinal loss to São Paulo, the defender said a woman should not officiate such matches and accused referee Daiane Muniz of lacking honesty and capacity.
- The club will donate the fine to the NGO Rendar and has left the player out of Wednesday’s squad to face Athletico-PR, while pledging stronger social and educational work locally.
- Marques issued a public apology and said he apologized to the officials, but his contrition drew criticism after he misnamed the referee as “Daniela.”
- The Federação Paulista said it is weighing disciplinary steps, and Brazil’s STJD has formally opened a case that local reports say could result in a suspension of up to 10 games.
- The episode has overshadowed Bragantino’s elimination, even though Marques scored his team’s only goal in the match.