Referee took charge of a Corinthians match for the first time | OneFootball

This Sunday (12), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), Corinthians will face FC Cascavel at the Estádio Olímpico Regional Jacy Miguel Scanagatta, located in Paraná, in a mid-season friendly aimed at the resumption of the 2026 campaign, which in the second half of the year will feature the second round of the Brazilian Championship, as well as the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil and the CONMEBOL Libertadores, respectively.

According to information released by ge.globo, the friendly will be officiated by Murilo Ugolin Klein, who will serve as the main referee in a Corinthians match for the first time in his career. He has previously been involved in Timão matches as the fourth official in the Brazilian Championship, in games against Coritiba in 2022 and Athletico-PR in 2023.

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In addition to Murilo, Lucas Henrique Gowatiski and Luis Henrique Campanhoni Amadori will be the assistant referees. Daniel Dantas Canario de Melo will serve as the fourth official. As it is a friendly match, the game will not have video assistant referee (VAR). The club from Parque São Jorge will play a match in Cascavel again for the first time since March 2024.

On that occasion, in front of more than 11,000 fans, Corinthians, coached by Portuguese manager Antônio Oliveira, beat Londrina 3-0, also in a friendly, with two goals from Ángel Romero and one from Giovane. Timão traveled to Paraná to play that match because it had been eliminated in the very first stage of the Campeonato Paulista and, to fill the schedule for a month, played the warm-up match.

Founded in 2008, FC Cascavel has played in the top division of the Campeonato Paranaense since 2020 and is currently competing in the fourth tier of the Brasileirão. Corinthians will return to official action on July 23 at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) to face Remo at Neo Química Arena in the 19th and final round of the first half of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. Currently, Timão sits in 10th place with 24 points — six wins, six draws, and six losses — with 18 goals scored and 19 conceded.

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