CBF picks São Paulo ref for Flamengo v Internacional in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Matheus Delgado Candançan will referee next Wednesday’s match (29)

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced this Thursday (23) the officiating crew for the 21st round of the Brasileirão, when Flamengo face Internacional at Beira-Rio Stadium. The match will be led by São Paulo referee Matheus Delgado Candançan.

The referee will be assisted by Guilherme Dias Camilo, from Minas Gerais, and Evandro de Melo Lima, from São Paulo. Finally, Diego Pombo Lopez, from Bahia, will be in charge of VAR. Flamengo and Internacional face off at 7:30 pm (Brasília time).

WHAT IS CANDANÇAN’S RECORD IN FLAMENGO MATCHES?

Candançan, 28, has already refereed three Flamengo matches in his career, and the record is negative for Mengão. Curiously, the referee has only overseen matches involving the Most Beloved against teams from Rio Grande do Sul, as will be the case in the 21st round clash of the Brasileirão.

In 2024, Candançan officiated Juventude 2–1 Flamengo, at Alfredo Jaconi, and Grêmio 3–2 Mengão, at the Porto Alegre club’s arena. Last year, the referee was also in charge of the ruthless 6–0 Rubro-Negro thrashing of Juventude at the Maracanã.

WAS THERE CONTROVERSY INVOLVING FLAMENGO AND CANDANÇAN?

In the match against Grêmio, Candançan sent off striker Carlinhos early in the second half. The then-Flamengo player got tangled up with Kannemann, the Argentine fell in an exaggerated fashion and convinced VAR that an act of aggression had taken place. The head referee did not see the play at the time because he had his back turned.

WHO WILL REFEREE FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Before facing Internacional with Matheus Candançan in charge, Flamengo take on São Paulo this Sunday (26) at the Maracanã. In the match scheduled for 6:30 pm (Brasília time), Rio Grande do Sul referee Anderson Daronco will be responsible for officiating.

With Anderson Daronco, 45, Flamengo have played 51 matches, with 27 Rubro-Negro wins, nine losses, and 15 draws. Mengão’s most recent match with the Rio Grande do Sul referee came in the Copa do Brasil, when the Most Beloved beat Vitória 2–1 at the Maracanã.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION, AFTER ALL?

— I would avoid having referees from São Paulo officiate Flamengo matches, just as I wouldn’t assign referees from Rio de Janeiro to Palmeiras games. Officiating is already under so much natural pressure, and the CBF does not seem concerned about avoiding a referee from the São Paulo Football Federation, the same federation as Palmeiras, being assigned to a Mengo match — opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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