Kaka defended MLS referee Baldomero Toledo for changing his late decision to award New England a late penalty in Sunday's 2-2 draw, even though it cost Orlando City two points.
After Orlando City took a 2-1 lead in stoppage time after a separate controversial decision, Toledo whistled Servando Carrasco for handling the ball, initially giving a free kick on the edge of the box.
But after conferring with his assistant, the referee ruled the infraction incurred inside the box and pointed to the penalty spot, where Lee Nguyen scored the equalizing goal.
Orlando City's players protested the decision and fans threw objects on the pitch, but Kaka said afterward that Toledo was correct to ask his assistant for help.
"I think that isn't a bad decision sometimes," he said. "He needs to use the other referees to help him get the right decision, if that's what he decides. It isn't bad when you have teammates to help with that kind of call.
"You know, I don't like to speak about referees at all. It is not right to criticize because the official is like us -- he can make mistakes."
Orlando City defender Aurelien Collin denied that the whistle should have been blown at all, saying he believed the ball hit Carrasco's chest.
"We're all human, we all make mistakes, but it wasn't a handball. It's disappointing we didn't get three points, but we just have to accept it," Collin said on ESPN.
The play came after Orlando City took the lead moments earlier through Kevin Molino, and the Revolution argued that the play should have been blown dead for a handball in the buildup to the goal.
After the final whistle, New England coach Jay Heaps and his Orlando City counterpart Adrian Heath then got into a shouting match on the sideline.
"There was a lot of emotion at the end but I thought it was a really good battle between two good teams," Heaps said. "I was trying to tell the referee there was stuff being thrown on the field and I was worried for my players' safety. It felt like things had spiraled out of control.
"Adrian was upset with me and I was upset with him for not letting me protect my players. But we also felt there was a clear handball on their second goal, and then the handball at the other end clearly happened in the box, so it had to be a penalty-kick call. From my vantage point, I saw two clear handballs."
Heath said Carrasco did not hear a clear explanation from the match officials.
"I haven't seen either one yet, but Carrasco has been told by one of the officials it was a bad goal, so I won't be surprised if it is a bad call they made," he said. "It was certainly an eventful one. It was like, 'Here we go again.'"