São Paulo ask CBF to get FIFA's OK to release Choque-Rei VAR audio | OneFootball

The Brazilian Football Confederation is seeking authorization from FIFA to release the VAR audio from specific incidents during the match between São Paulo and Palmeiras, which took place last Sunday at Morumbis, as part of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

São Paulo requested the release of the audio for five controversial incidents during the Choque-Rei in which the club believes there were significant refereeing errors that harmed the team in the classic against Palmeiras.

Since referee Ramon Abatti Abel did not go to the VAR booth to review any of these plays, the video referee's audio is not supposed to be released, according to FIFA regulations.

The most questioned incident of the match was the supposed penalty that should have been awarded to São Paulo in the first half, when the team was already leading Palmeiras 2-0. In the play, Tapia, who was contesting the ball, was brought down by Allan inside the box, but Ramon Abatti Abel let the game continue.

São Paulo also questions a harsh challenge by Andreas Pereira on Marcos Antônio in a disputed play, believing that the Palmeiras player should have been sent off.

For São Paulo fans, there was a foul on Gonzalo Tapia at the start of the play that resulted in Palmeiras' first goal, as well as an elbow and a stamp by Gustavo Gómez on the Chilean striker in separate incidents.

After the unawarded penalty for São Paulo in the first half, Palmeiras managed to turn things around in the second half, scoring two goals in four minutes to tie the game and later completing the comeback to secure a controversial 3-2 victory at Morumbis.

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