Santa Catarina referee to make Série A debut in São Paulo v Coritiba | OneFootball

The refereeing team for São Paulo vs. Coritiba, to be played on Saturday (15), has already been confirmed by the CBF and will feature a debut in charge of the whistle.

Santa Catarina referee Charly Wendy Straub Deretti has been appointed for the first time as the main referee for a Brazilian Championship Série A match. Tricolor hosts Coxa at Morumbi in the 23rd round, at 9 p.m. (Brasília time).

In the Brasileirão, Charly Deretti had only worked in the VAR booth or as the fourth official on the field. The officiating trio for this weekend’s match will be entirely female, with Fernanda Nandrea Gomes Antunes (MG) and Anne Kesy Gomes de Sá (AM) serving as assistant referees on the pitch.

She has been part of the refereeing staff of the Santa Catarina Football Federation since 2016, and of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) since 2018 and FIFA since 2020. Charly has worked at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the Women’s Libertadores, the Women’s Brasileirão, and many other men’s competitions.

The referee was also chosen by the CBF as the best VAR in the 2025 Women’s Brasileirão. In this year’s men’s national championship, Charly served as assistant VAR in three matches and VAR in two others.

“It’s hard to even put it into words. It’s recognition for many years of work and dedication. Just as players dream of reaching the top tier of national football, a referee dreams of it too,” Charly told Rádio 105 FM.

“When you receive news like this, your whole life literally flashes before your eyes. You remember everything you had to do, all the important dates you missed with your family. You remember that you had to keep believing, even when things weren’t happening. Now I realize that all that effort was worth it,” the official added.

Last weekend, Charly Deretti refereed Juventude’s 1-0 win over Novorizontino in Série B, and now she will make her debut in the top flight of national football in São Paulo vs. Coritiba.

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