📹 The 15 biggest refereeing controversies in the 2025 Brasileirão | OneFootball

📹 The 15 biggest refereeing controversies in the 2025 Brasileirão | OneFootball

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·9 December 2025

📹 The 15 biggest refereeing controversies in the 2025 Brasileirão

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The Brasileirão ended last weekend, but the refereeing "controversies" throughout the 38 rounds are still resonating among the fans.

In conversations, someone always remembers that "crucial play" from the beginning of the championship. 


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There's also that uncalled penalty or ignored red card that could have changed the course of a match.

There are even those who are 'absolutely certain' that possible refereeing mistakes could have changed the champion, the teams qualifying for the Libertadores, or even those relegated.

That's why OneFootball selected 15 plays "starring" referees that sparked debate throughout the 2025 Brasileirão.

The plays are listed in order of rounds, not by severity!


2nd round - Sport 1 x 2 Palmeiras - poorly called penalty by Matheus Alexandre on Raphael Veiga

3rd round - Grêmio 0 x 2 Flamengo - uncalled handball penalty by Gerson

5th round - São Paulo 2 x 1 Santos - uncalled penalty by Gabriel Brazão on Matheus Alves

5th round - Grêmio 1 x 1 Internacional - uncalled late penalty by Aguirre on Aravena

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6th round - Sport 0 x 0 Fortaleza - Yago Pikachu's unawarded goal

10th round - Palmeiras 0 x 2 Flamengo - poorly called penalty by Murilo on Arrascaeta

23rd round - Atlético-MG 1 x 1 Santos - uncalled penalty by Gustavo Scarpa on Neymar

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25th round - RB Bragantino 2 x 2 Santos - uncalled penalty by Luan Peres on Pedro Henrique

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27th round - RB Bragantino 1 x 0 Grêmio - poorly called handball penalty by Marlon

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27th round - Internacional 2 x 0 Botafogo - uncalled penalty by Mercado on Arthur Cabral

27th round - São Paulo 2 x 3 Palmeiras - uncalled penalty by Allan on Tapia

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27th round - São Paulo 2 x 3 Palmeiras - red card not given to Andreas Pereira

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29th round - Flamengo 3 x 2 Palmeiras - uncalled penalty by Jorginho on Gustavo Gómez

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30th round - Palmeiras 0 x 0 Cruzeiro - red card not given to Gustavo Gómez

34th round - Fluminense 2 x 1 Flamengo - uncalled penalty by Thiago Silva on Bruno Henrique

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.


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