São Paulo rue more possible errors from Ramon Abatti Abel again | OneFootball

São Paulo ended up suffering a painful 3-2 comeback defeat to their rival Palmeiras right at Morumbi. However, there is consensus among fans and the management that one of the individuals responsible for the unfortunate scoreline has a name and surname: the referee from Santa Catarina, Ramon Abatti Abel. This is, of course, in addition to the omission of the VAR led by Ilbert Estevam da Silva from São Paulo.

According to São Paulo fans, two crucial incidents were fundamental in preventing the club from securing a definitive victory over their rival in the Brazilian Championship.

Both incidents occurred when the match was still 2-0 for the Tricolor.

In the first, at 6 minutes into the second half, Tapia was brought down by Allan inside the area in a possible penalty, ignored by Abel and the VAR.

It was possible to see on the 'TV Globo' broadcast image the referee Ramon Abatti Abel telling São Paulo players that he considered the Tapia incident as a “normal collision.”

The worst part is that another possible error happened four minutes later, when in a ball dispute, Andréas Pereira ended up stepping on Marcos Antônio in a potentially reckless move that very much resembled Rigoni's incident against Fortaleza. However, on that occasion, the VAR intervened, and the São Paulo player was sent off. This time it was ignored again.

Ramon Abatti Abel, 35 years old, who has been part of FIFA's international referees list since the end of 2022, is a familiar figure to the Tricolor fans.

The last match Abatti refereed for São Paulo was the first leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16 against Athletico-PR. However, a game that drew more attention was against Atlético-MG in the Brasileirão earlier this year.

Ramon Abatti was the referee who drove the former coach Luis Zubeldía crazy during the match. The coach complained vehemently and was expelled by the referee, who later also gave a red card to the forward Calleri, who had just come on.

As is customarily informed by the CBF, the selection of referees for each round is determined by considering the stages of the competition, the importance and complexity of each match, and the qualification, physical conditioning, and technical performance of the referees.

The professional from Santa Catarina has already officiated three championship finals in Brazil at the start of this year. In early February, he was the referee for the Supercopa Rei, won by Flamengo over Botafogo.

In March, two more decisions, now state-level. On March 8, he was in charge of the classic between Grêmio and Internacional, in the final of the Gauchão. On March 15, he officiated the final between Chapecoense and Avaí, for the Campeonato Catarinense.

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