Here he comes again: CBF picks ref for São Paulo v Vitória | OneFootball

São Paulo’s next clash, against Vitória, in Salvador (BA), this Saturday (11), had its referee appointed by the CBF in a public hearing held on Thursday afternoon (9).

The man who will officiate the Tricolor’s match in the 11th round of the Brasileirão is the famous and controversial Anderson Daronco from Rio Grande do Sul, 45 years old.

As the CBF usually states, the selection of referees is defined by taking into account the stages of the competition, the importance and degree of complexity of each match, and the referees’ qualifications, fitness, and technical performance.

Daronco has already taken charge of São Paulo matches twice in this Brasileirão, both in classics. First, he officiated the 1-1 draw with Santos at Vila Belmiro, and more recently the 1-0 defeat to rivals Palmeiras at Morumbi.

CONTROVERSIAL HISTORY

Without any major controversies in those most recent matches, Daronco has greatly irritated Tricolor in other games he has officiated. The latest of them came in the 2025 Brasileirão, when the Morumbi club went to Mineirão and lost 1-0 to Cruzeiro. On that occasion, Anderson Daronco’s officiating, despite having no direct errors affecting the scoreline, still helped shape the frustrating scenario of São Paulo’s defeat.

His handling of the match was marked by biased decisions, almost always favoring Cruzeiro in doubtful plays. A yellow card shown to Luciano after he was fouled illustrates the reversal in standards: while the São Paulo player was duly booked, Cruzeiro’s Villalba escaped unpunished after an aggressive clash. Five minutes later, he was booked for a hard foul, without needing to be sent off.

Even more absurd was the card shown to Patryck. The official report says “reckless trip,” but the footage shows that it would not have been acceptable even as punishment for dissent, much less for a trip that did not happen: number 36 only got the ball. To make matters worse, Wânderson was injured after unintentionally hitting the São Paulo player.

Daronco was also involved in another controversial moment in Tricolor’s recent history. In the second leg of the 2023 Copa do Brasil quarterfinals, against Palmeiras, at their stadium, the official from Rio Grande do Sul disallowed a header scored by Calleri, even after VAR recommended an on-field review of the play, calling a foul by Diego Costa on Zé Rafael.

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