CBF releases VAR review of Memphis Depay’s goal in Corinthians v Cruzeiro

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·12 December 2025

CBF releases VAR review of Memphis Depay’s goal in Corinthians v Cruzeiro

By Vinícios Cotrim | Central do Timão Editorial Team

The goal scored by Memphis Depay in Corinthians' victory over Cruzeiro sparked controversy the day after the match. Some Cruzeiro fans and even the coach of the Minas Gerais team suggested that there was a handball by the number 10 player in black and white before the shot towards the goal.

Right after the referee confirmed the goal on the field, VAR Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira started checking from various different angles, looking for possible handballs and offside. Daronco questions the analysis: “Both situations, offside and handball, okay?”, and shortly after, the video referee responds: “Yes, all confirmed”.

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The images circulating on social media are not part of the circuit installed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Therefore, the analysis was inconclusive, causing the VAR to uphold the field decision, as recommended by the video arbitration rules.

A day after the first-leg match, the CBF appointed Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima as the referee who will officiate the return match that decides the final of the Copa do Brasil. Nailton Junior de Sousa Oliveira and Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos will be the assistants, and the video referee will be Rafael Traci. The match kicks off on Sunday (14), at 6 pm (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena.

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