Palmeiras v Santos: FPF appoints young referee for 2026 Paulistão derby | OneFootball

The São Paulo Football Federation has confirmed the refereeing team for the match between Palmeiras and Santos, this Wednesday, for the 2nd round of the Campeonato Paulista. The game will take place this Wednesday at 7:30 PM, at Arena Barueri.

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Refereeing team:

The young João Vitor Gobi, 30 years old, has already served as fourth official in decisive Palmeiras matches against São Paulo and Corinthians in last year's State Championship. As main referee, he last officiated a Verdão match in the 3-1 win over Botafogo-SP in the 2025 Paulistão.

Regarding Santos, Gobi officiated only one match in 2025: the 3-1 defeat to São Bernardo, in the ABC region of São Paulo.

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