Calleri's bizarre late yellow in São Paulo win, one from a ban | 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 overtly celebrating the awarding 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 written by the referee from Rio Grande do Sul, Calleri was booked for leaving the limits of the technical area near the bench and celebrating in a way the officiating deemed excessive.

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 overtly celebrating a throw-in for his team,” the referee wrote in the document.

The account drew attention for differing from the usual reasons for disciplinary warnings — such as tactical fouls, hard challenges, blatant dissent, or time-wasting. Calleri was ultimately punished strictly for his behavior off the field and for stepping outside the area designated for the coaching staff. The incident happened 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 behave in an unsporting manner on the touchline.

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

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