Referee announced for Vasco v Cruzeiro in Copa do Brasil round 25 | OneFootball

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has set the refereeing for the match between Vasco and Cruzeiro, valid for the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship, this Thursday (25). The clash will be this Saturday (27), at 6:30 pm, at São Januário, and the main referee will be the Pernambuco native Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima, 38 years old.

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The referee has already totaled 24 matches this season, four of them involving Vasco and two Cruzeiro. On the Vasco side, Rodrigo Pereira refereed the 3-0 victory over União de Rondonópolis, in the debut of the Brazil Cup, and the 1-1 draw with Botafogo in the quarterfinals of the same competition, when the classification was decided on penalties. In the Brazilian Championship, he was present in two Vasco defeats: 2-1 to Fluminense, at Maracanã, and 3-2 to Corinthians, at São Januário.

On the celestial side, the Pernambuco native commanded the 1-1 draw against São Paulo, at Morumbis, for the third round, and the 2-1 victory over Palmeiras, at Mineirão, in a duel of the 11th round. In the latter, Cruzeiro overcame the then championship leader.

In addition to the definition of the main referee, the CBF should announce in the next few hours the complete refereeing team, including the assistants and the person in charge of VAR.

Cruzeiro takes the field pressured by the cards

While Vasco seeks to score points to move away from the relegation zone, Cruzeiro arrives for the duel with an extra concern: seven players on the verge of suspension. Lucas Romero, Fabrício Bruno, Matheus Pereira, Kaio Jorge, Wanderson, Matheus Henrique and Walace are one yellow card away from suspension. Coach Leonardo Jardim is also in the same situation. If they receive a warning, they will miss the team's next match against Flamengo. The expectation is for a full house at São Januário to support the Cruzmaltino, who comes from a victory over Bahia.

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