‘It’s complicated that whoever decides in VAR is a woman’

Vasco was defeated by Red Bull Bragantino on Wednesday night, away from home, 2-1. Just like in the game against Grêmio, in the first round, Cruzmaltino was angry with the referee due to a failure to mark of a penalty.

• In an official note, Vasco regrets and apologizes for Ramón Diáz’s sexist statement

In the press conference after the match, Ramón Diáz, Vasco’s coach, recalled last Sunday’s move and stated, with a sexist comment, that it is “complicated that whoever decides in the VAR is a woman”, referring to Daiane Muniz, responsible for the VAR, in the first round.

– Regarding the referees, we can’t say much. In the last match, the VAR was a lady, a woman, and it was a penalty. It seems complicated to me that the VAR who has to decide is a woman. Because football is so dynamic, with such fast actions. Today I don’t know if the referee didn’t also see the move, which looked like a penalty to me. Vasco is growing, we compete – said Ramón.

After the press conference, Ramón Diáz went back on his statement and stated that it was just a ‘misunderstanding’, and that his statement was about only one person being responsible for commanding the VAR.

– If you interpreted anything wrong in my statement, I would like to apologize. What I wanted to say is that one person cannot make a decision as important as the participation of VAR in football. If I was misunderstood, I apologize, but it wasn’t my intention – he softened it.

On social media, Ramón Diáz’s speech was harshly criticized by Vasco fans: