CBF must prioritise refereeing to improve Brazilian football | OneFootball

The CBF announced a significant change in the Brazilian calendar, something necessary to organize and improve football. A step that begins to take effect from January with the Brazilian Championship practically kicking off the year that starts at 220 volts.

To follow a long journey, it is also necessary to adjust other related points such as refereeing. At each stage, the fan looks with disapproval at the person appointed to work. It's unanimous to distrust who will referee on Wednesday and Sunday.

It's always the same referees. Ramon Abatti Abel, darling of the refereeing committee, received criticism at Flamengo and Cruzeiro, on Thursday (2). As a reward, he was gifted the Choque-Rei. He has refereed 14 games so far in the Brasileirão in 2025 and 22 matches in the year in competitions organized by the entity.

Another darling of the scale is Wilton Pereira Sampaio. Even with a poor and troubled performance, the Goiano is a regular face in Serie A. He has 15 rounds as the main referee and 21 in the year. Anderson Daronco goes along the same lines. Even in an undesirable physical condition, he has refereed 16 times in the Brasileirão and has 26 commitments in 2025.

To cite another example of a bad scale, Marcelo de Lima Henrique, a Carioca who referees for Ceará, said goodbye to the fields as the main referee in May in the victory of Palmeiras over Red Bull Bragantino, in the countryside. "Promoted" to VAR, he was in the booth in only two matches before returning to the field. Two weeks ago, he refereed the Gaucho classic between Internacional and Grêmio. A setback for the committee to allow his return.

The moment of transformation of Brazilian football is commendable and the time is opportune to improve refereeing. Not only in the technological issue with the arrival of semi-automatic offside, but with the professionalization and reformulation of who is on the fields.

Next Palmeiras games

São Paulo x Palmeiras – Brazilian Championship – 5/10 (Sunday), 16h (Brasília time)

Palmeiras x Juventude – Brazilian Championship – 11/10 (Saturday), 19h (Brasília time)

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