CBF pulls referees from São Paulo v Palmeiras, Bragantino v Grêmio | OneFootball

The CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) made a tough decision following the refereeing controversies over the weekend in the Brasileirão 2025. Thus, the central referees and video referees (VAR) of the matches Red Bull Bragantino x Grêmio and São Paulo x Palmeiras are being penalized, therefore "they will be subjected to training, improvement, and internal evaluation, for later return to activities".

Controversies at Morumbis

In São Paulo x Palmeiras, Ramon Abatti Abel commanded the classic on the field. The VAR had Ilbert Estevam da Silva as the main name, with the assistance of Fabricio Porfirio de Moura and Adeli Mara Monteiro.

At Morumbis, São Paulo considered the refereeing "shameful". The Tricolor complained about a penalty on Tapia and the non-expulsion of Palmeiras' Andreas Pereira.

Gremista Revolt

In the Grêmio match, the field referee was Lucas Casagrande from Paraná. The VAR had Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Junior (PE), with the assistance of Clovis Amaral da Silva and Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus,

The team from Rio Grande do Sul protested against two incidents: the expulsion of Walter Kannemann, at the 43rd minute of the first half, and the penalty that resulted in Red Bull Bragantino's winning goal, marked after the ball hit Marlon's hand, already in the stoppage time.

Official note from CBF

The Refereeing Commission of the CBF informs that the central referees and video referees (VAR) of the matches Red Bull Bragantino x Grêmio and São Paulo x Palmeiras, valid for the 27th round of the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship 2025, will be subjected to training, improvement, and internal evaluation, for later return to activities.

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