However, the victory was tasty. Saturday evening, by winning in extremis on the ground of Atlético Mineiro (2-1), Flamengo was able to get closer to the leader of the Championship, Botafogo. But this success will leave traces because the physical trainer of the club led by Jorge Sampaoli, Pablo Fernandez, attacked his own player in the locker room.
The one who worked with the Argentine technician at Olympique de Marseille and who had been suspended for hitting a Nice supporter during the overflows which had caused the Nice-OM match to be stopped in August 2021, again lost control.
Pablo Fernandez hits the star of his club
This time, he criticized his Brazilian international striker (6 caps, 1 goal), Pedro, for sitting down on the sidelines and interrupting his warm-up before the end of the match. Pedro replied and regretted a lack of consideration on the part of the staff. This is where the physical trainer broke down, punching him in the face and injuring him in the mouth.
The Brazilian striker filed a complaint and Pablo Fernandez had to go to the Belo-Horizonte police station to explain himself. All the players in the squad are on the side of their teammate, one of the club’s darlings, author of 96 goals in 196 matches in all competitions with Flamengo. After this controversy, Jorge Sampaoli and his staff risk being fired.
