Raphael Claus to referee Corinthians at Red Bull Bragantino in first Corinthians league assignment of 2026 | OneFootball

Corinthians visit Red Bull Bragantino at 18:30 on Sunday at Estádio Municipal de Bragança Paulista, with paulista referee Raphael Claus appointed to take charge. According to Meu Timao, it will be his first Corinthians assignment in the league this year.

This will be the 46th Corinthians match overseen by Claus. Under him the club have 20 wins, 10 draws and 15 defeats, with 94 yellow cards and six reds shown to their players.

In 2026 he has already officiated Corinthians twice in the Campeonato Paulista. The most recent came in February in the quarter-finals against Portuguesa, which finished 1-1 before the Timão advanced on penalties.

In the Brasileirão his last Corinthians game was in May 2025, a clássico against Santos that ended 1-0 to the Parque São Jorge side.

Sunday’s team of officials also includes assistants Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Evandro de Melo Lima, both from São Paulo. Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim of Alagoas is the fourth official, while Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira of Minas Gerais will run VAR.

Corinthians are 11th on 29 points. A win, depending on other results, could lift Fernando Diniz’s team as high as fifth and into the 2027 Libertadores places.

Source: Meu Timao

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