Lucas Casagrande (PR) takes charge of Juventude v Ceará in Série B | OneFootball

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The Refereeing Committee of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CA-CBF) has appointed Lucas Casagrande (PR) to officiate Juventude vs. Ceará in the 15th round of the Brazilian Série B Championship. The match will take place on Sunday the 28th at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium in Caxias do Sul (RS).

Casagrande will be assisted by Guilherme Dias Camilo (FIFA-MG) and Rafael Trombeta (PR). Francisco Soares Dias (RS) will be the fourth official for the match. Video assistant refereeing (VAR) will be under the responsibility of Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira (FIFA-MG), with Diogo Carvalho Silva (RJ) assisting as AVAR. Regildenia de Holanda Moura (BR) will be the VAR observer.

The refereeing team is further completed by Simone Xavier de Paula e Silva (SP), serving as advisor, and José Thiago Alves Reis (BR), as Quality Manager.

Lucas Casagrande’s (PR) record in CBF competitions in 2026

The match between Juventude and Ceará will be the 16th game officiated by Lucas Casagrande (PR) in CBF competitions in 2026. In total, there have been seven matches in Série A, four in Série B, and four in the Copa do Brasil. On one occasion, he also served as fourth official.

This will be the first Ceará match officiated by Casagrande this season and the second for Juventude. For the team from Rio Grande do Sul, the referee previously oversaw the match against Goiás.

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