CBF names Rafael Klein for Palmeiras v Cruzeiro Copa do Brasil clash | OneFootball

The CBF has appointed the gaucho Rafael Rodrigo Klein, on the FIFA panel since 2024, as the referee for the match between Palmeiras and Cruzeiro, scheduled for Sunday (26) at 8:30 PM, at Allianz Parque, for the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship.

Interestingly, Klein has already had a notable encounter with coach Abel Ferreira this season — he was responsible for expelling the Palmeiras coach in the classic against São Paulo, held on May 11, during the eighth round of the first half.

This season, the 35-year-old referee has already officiated three Cruzeiro games, all resulting in victories for the celestial team. The most recent was the 2-0 win over Atlético-MG, at Mineirão, on September 11, a result that secured Raposa's qualification for the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil.

Before that, he officiated the 1-0 win over Vasco, at Parque do Sabiá, on April 27, for the sixth round, and the 2-0 victory against Fluminense, at Maracanã, on July 17, for the 14th round of the Brasileirão.

In the Brazilian Championship, the referee also officiated four Palmeiras games this season. He led the victories over Corinthians (2-0), on April 12, at Arena Barueri, for the third round; over São Paulo (1-0), on May 11, for the eighth round, at Allianz Parque; and against Vasco (3-0), on October 1, for the 26th round, also at Allianz Parque.

Additionally, he acted as a VAR assistant in Palmeiras' 3-2 defeat to Flamengo, at Maracanã, last Sunday (19).

Klein's assistants will be Rafael da Silva Alves (RS) and Eduardo Gonçalves da Cruz (MS). The video referee will be Daniel Nobre Bins (RS), who will be supported by Cleriston Clay Barreto Rios (SE) and Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão (GO) in the booth.

This will be Cruzeiro's first game of the season with Daniel Nobre Bins acting in the VAR. Meanwhile, Palmeiras had three matches with him in charge of the booth, all at Allianz Parque — and in all of them, they emerged victorious: 4-1 over Fortaleza, 3-0 against Vasco, and 5-1 against Red Bull Bragantino, in the 24th, 26th, and 28th rounds of the Brazilian Championship, respectively.

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