Bento (MG) to referee Operário-PR v Ceará in Série B | OneFootball

Cris Mattos / FMF

The Refereeing Committee of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CA-CBF) has appointed André Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento (MG) to officiate Operário-PR vs. Ceará in the 30th round of Brazil’s Serie B Championship. The match will take place on Saturday the 26th at 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Germano Krüger Stadium in Ponta Grossa (PR).

André Luiz will be assisted by Celso Luiz da Silva (MG) and Leonardo Henrique Pereira (MG). Robson Babinski (PR) will serve as the fourth official for the match. Video Assistant Referee (VAR) duties will be handled by Douglas Marques das Flores (SP), with Amanda Matias Masseira (SP) as AVAR. José Alexandre Barbosa Lima (RJ) will be the VAR observer.

With 35 points, Alvinegro de Porangabuçu sits in 15th place in Serie B. In the event of a win, Vozão could open up as much as an eight-point cushion over the relegation zone and move closer to Náutico, who are in 14th place.

André Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento’s record in CBF competitions

The match between Operário-PR and Ceará will be the 21st officiated by André Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento (MG) in CBF competitions in 2026. Of those, four were in Serie A, 11 in Serie B, four in the Copa do Brasil, and one in the Copa Sul-Sudeste. In addition, he has worked six matches as fourth official.

It will be the second Ceará match officiated by the 32-year-old referee. Previously, he handled Vozão’s Copa do Brasil qualification against São Bernardo (SP).

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