Fortaleza v Ceará: Marcelo de Lima Henrique refs Clássico-Rei in Série B | OneFootball

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The Refereeing Committee of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CA-CBF) has appointed referee Marcelo de Lima Henrique, a native of Rio de Janeiro and registered with the Ceará Football Federation (FCF), to officiate Sunday’s Clássico-Rei on the 13th, for the 28th round of Brazil’s Série B Championship. The match will take place at Arena Castelão at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

Marcelo de Lima Henrique will be assisted by Renan Aguiar da Costa (CE) and Yuri Rodrigues Cunha (CE). Luciano da Silva Miranda Filho (CE) will serve as the fourth official. Video assistant refereeing (VAR) will be under the responsibility of Antonio Magno Lima Cordeiro (CE), with Elizabete Esmeralda Cordeiro dos Santos Gomes (CE) assisting as AVAR.

The Ceará officiating crew is part of the tribute from the Ceará Football Federation marking the end of Marcelo de Lima Henrique’s career, as he will officiate a professional match for the last time. The referee will retire from competitions at the age of 55.

Marcelo de Lima Henrique’s 2026 record in CBF competitions

This year, in CBF competitions, Marcelo de Lima Henrique officiated five Série B matches, one Série C match, two Série D matches, three Copa do Brasil matches, and one Copa do Nordeste match. In total, he served as the main referee in 12 matches and as AVAR 2 in five others, all in Brazil’s Série A Championship.

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