Palmeiras v Novorizontino: FPF appoints referee for Paulistão final | OneFootball

The São Paulo Football Federation (FPF) appointed on Monday (02) the refereeing team for the match between Palmeiras and Novorizontino, for the first leg of the Campeonato Paulista final. Referee Matheus Candançan will be in charge of the whistle for the game, which takes place this Wednesday (04), at 8:00 PM (Brasília time), at the Arena Barueri.

Seventh consecutive Campeonato Paulista final

Verdão qualified for the tournament final after defeating São Paulo by a score of 2-1 at Arena Crefisa Barueri. The goals were scored by Maurício and Flaco López.

With this, Palmeiras reached their 19th final in the history of the Campeonato Paulista (including editions without semifinals and tiebreaker matches in round-robin editions), marking their seventh in a row (champions in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and runners-up in 2021 and 2025; it is the only club to have reached the final stage in every edition since 2020).

Novorizontino, on the other hand, eliminated Corinthians with a 1-0 win at Estádio Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi. Tied on points, Novorizontino will decide the title at home due to their goal difference, the first tiebreaker criterion.

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