Ceará Sporting Club
·10 September 2026
Fortaleza v Ceará: Marcelo Henrique refs 28th-round Clássico-Rei

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·10 September 2026


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The Refereeing Committee of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CA-CBF) has appointed referee Marcelo de Lima Henrique, from Rio de Janeiro and affiliated with the Ceará State Football Federation (FCF), to officiate Sunday's Clássico-Rei on the 13th, for the 28th round of Série B of the Brazilian Championship. The match will take place at Arena Castelão at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time).
Marcelo de Lima Henrique will be assisted by Renan Aguiar da Costa (CE) and Yuri Rodrigues Cunha (CE). Luciano da Silva Miranda Filho (CE) will be the fourth official. Video assistant refereeing (VAR) will be the responsibility of Antonio Magno Lima Cordeiro (CE), with Elizabete Esmeralda Cordeiro dos Santos Gomes (CE) assisting as AVAR.
The Ceará refereeing crew is part of the tribute from the Ceará State Football Federation marking the end of Marcelo de Lima Henrique’s career, as he will officiate a professional match for the last time. The referee will retire from competitions at the age of 55.
Marcelo de Lima Henrique’s 2026 record in CBF competitions
This year, in CBF competitions, Marcelo de Lima Henrique has officiated five Série B matches, one Série C match, two Série D matches, three Copa do Brasil matches, and one Copa do Nordeste match. In total, he has worked 12 matches as the main referee and five as AVAR 2, all in Brasileirão Série A.
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