Calleri's bizarre late yellow in São Paulo win leaves him at risk | OneFootball

Striker Calleri was involved in one of the most unusual moments of São Paulo’s 2-1 win over Bragantino last Saturday (29), at Morumbi Stadium, in the Brasileirão.

The Argentine was shown a yellow card by referee Anderson Daronco deep into second-half stoppage time for excessively celebrating the award of a throw-in in favor of the tricolor side. Injured, he was on the bench but did not come on during the match.

The reason for the disciplinary punishment was properly detailed by the referee in the official match report. According to the account given by the referee from Rio Grande do Sul in the document, Calleri was booked for leaving the limits of the technical area by the bench and celebrating in a way considered excessive by the officiating team.

What the match report says

In the report submitted to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Daronco summarized the reason for showing the striker the card.

“For leaving his technical area and excessively celebrating a throw-in for his team,” the referee wrote in the document.

The account drew attention for departing from the usual reasons for disciplinary warnings — such as tactical fouls, hard tackles, excessive complaints, or time-wasting. Calleri ended up being punished strictly for his behavior off the field and for leaving the area marked for the coaching staff. The incident took place in the 50th minute of the second half.

Close to suspension

The Laws of the Game allow referees to caution players and coaching staff members who leave the designated area without permission or show unsporting behavior on the touchline.

This was the fifth yellow card received by Calleri in this Brasileirão. As he has already served an initial automatic suspension after three bookings, the No. 9 now has two yellow cards in the new sequence. If he gets one more, he will miss one São Paulo match in the competition.

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