CBF shares VAR review: Yuri Alberto’s goal, Flamengo red card

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·2 February 2026

CBF shares VAR review: Yuri Alberto’s goal, Flamengo red card

By Henrique Pereira / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the evening of this Sunday, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) published the VAR analysis of two decisive moments in the Supercopa do Brasil match between Corinthians and Flamengo, held at Mané Garrincha and won by Timão 2-0, a result that secured the black-and-white team's second championship. The entity detailed the criteria that led to Carrascal's expulsion, still during the break, and the validation of the second Corinthians goal, scored by Yuri Alberto.

However, a relevant episode of the match was not covered in the note: the Corinthians goal annulled at 14 minutes into the second half. In the play, Memphis took advantage of the second rebound from a Yuri Alberto shot, after a pass from Matheus Bidu, and found the net, but the goal that would have extended the lead was invalidated for offside.

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The play was not analyzed during the broadcast, which later reported a malfunction of the VAR during part of the match. In another official note, the CBF confirmed the technical issue and explained that, during the break, a power outage affected the VOR (Video Operation Room, the VAR booth). The uninterruptible power supply kept the technology operating until 15 minutes into the second half, but due to the delay in restoring power, the VAR was unavailable between the 15th and 34th minutes of the second half.

In the video released about Carrascal's expulsion, referee Rafael Klein is seen explaining to Arrascaeta and Gustavo Henrique, captains of Flamengo and Corinthians, respectively, that he would review the incident that occurred at the last moment of the first half before the match resumed. He reports that the VAR identified "evidence of violent conduct" in the clash between the red-black player and Breno Bidon only during the break, adding that this type of infraction can be analyzed at any time, according to the VAR protocol. Subsequently, the Colombian athlete is expelled.

The CBF also reproduced in the note the definition of violent conduct according to Rule 12:

Violent conduct occurs when a player uses or attempts to use excessive force or brutality against an opponent when not challenging for the ball, or against a teammate, a member of the technical staff, a match official, a spectator, or any other person, regardless of whether contact is made.

It is also considered violent conduct when a player not challenging for the ball deliberately strikes an opponent or any other person on the head or face with the hand or arm, unless the force used is negligible.

In another communication published on its official website, the entity further clarified the regulatory grounds that allowed the decision-making after the break. The CBF cited the 2025/26 Rule Book, which on page 154, item 1, subitem 10, states:

If the game is stopped and then restarted, the referee cannot conduct a review, except in cases of mistaken identity or a possible sending-off offense for violent conduct, spitting, biting, or acting in an extremely offensive, insulting, and/or abusive manner.

The video regarding the second Corinthians goal, scored by Yuri Alberto in the last play of the match, shows the VAR team reviewing the play and drawing the lines to check the attacker's position. The analysis identified Kaio César's heel touch in midfield as the pass that initiated the play, putting the number 9 in a legal position. One of the VAR members even comments that visually, it was already possible to see the absence of offside.

Even so, the technical procedure was followed, with the lines confirming Yuri Alberto's onside position. The decision was then communicated to Rafael Klein, who validated the goal and ended the match in Brasília, sealing Corinthians' title in the Supercopa do Brasil.

Finally, the CBF displayed in full Rule 11, which deals with offside situations, without highlighting specific excerpts, as the play involving the Corinthians attacker was confirmed as legal after the analysis.

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