Grêmio beats Bahia and returns to winning ways after five games
Braithwaite converts the penalty after Bruno Arleu de Araújo awarded a penalty, was called by VAR and the decision was upheld
Summary
Grêmio held off pressure from Bahia at the Arena on Sunday morning and afternoon and returned to winning ways after five games. The Rio Grande do Sul club had a controversial penalty awarded by referee Bruno Arleu do Araújo at the start of the second half and the Bahia team’s poor aim to make it 1-0 with Braithwaite. Arleu was called to review the play and upheld the decision to foul Marcos Felipe inside the area on the Danish player.
controversial penalty
Grêmio’s goal came from a controversial penalty kick awarded by Bruno Arleu de Araújo . After a play by Cristaldo, Braithwaite came face to face with Marcos Felipe, touched the ball and fell. The referee awarded the penalty after seeing foul contact between the goalkeeper and the Dane. Video referee Marco Aurelio Ferreira called Arleu, who upheld the decision on the play. Commentator PC de Oliveira, during the broadcast, assessed that there was no penalty. During the week, the refereeing was a topic of discussion for Tricolor, which even had a meeting with the CBF about previous decisions.
How it looks
With the victory, Grêmio reached 12 points and jumped to 12th place in the table, depending on the rest of the results. Bahia dropped to 7th place and left the G-6, as Fluminense beat Vasco.
