Palmeiras signing suspended by STJD over incident against Flamengo

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·12 giugno 2026

Palmeiras signing suspended by STJD over incident against Flamengo

Defender Barboza was punished for a red card in March

Palmeiras has an absentee who has not even made his debut for the club yet. Signed from Botafogo, center back Alexander Barboza was punished by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) for a red card from his time playing in Rio de Janeiro. The incident happened in a derby against Flamengo in March. As a result, the Argentine was handed a two-match suspension.

Barboza was shown a red card for a hard foul on Pedro in the first half. Furious about the decision, the defender charged at referee Anderson Daronco, insulting him. As such, Palmeiras’ new signing was charged under article 258, which cites “any violation of sporting ethics.”

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As he has already served one match of the automatic suspension for the red card, Barboza will have to serve one more game, now with Palmeiras. In other words, the defender will miss the São Paulo side’s first match after the World Cup, against Coritiba at Couto Pereira Stadium in Paraná.

WHAT DID DARONCO WRITE IN THE MATCH REPORT?

“After being sent off, the player ran toward me and said the following words, offending me: ‘you are a disaster, a coward, it wasn’t a foul.’ He had to be restrained by his teammates. I also inform that at halftime,” he wrote in an excerpt from the match report.

HOW MUCH DID PALMEIRAS PAY FOR BARBOZA?

Taking advantage of Botafogo’s serious financial crisis, Palmeiras signed Barboza for R$ 20 million. So, the 2024 Libertadores champion will compete for a spot with Gustavo Gómez and, mainly, Murilo. In addition, coach Abel Ferreira also uses Bruno Fuchs in the role.

HOW ARE FLAMENGO AND PALMEIRAS DOING IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Barboza’s Palmeiras and Flamengo are locked in a tight race for the top of the Brasileirão. The São Paulo side leads with 41 points, while the Rubro-Negro sits in second place with 34. It is worth noting, however, that the current champion has one game in hand.

At the moment, the Brasileirão is on pause due to the World Cup. The competition will resume right after the tournament final. In other words, in the week of July 22, the league will restart, still in the 19th round.

While Palmeiras visits Coritiba, Flamengo will travel to Chapecó to face Chapecoense at Arena Condá. The exact date and kickoff time have not yet been announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). As soon as it is published, Coluna do Fla will, of course, bring updates.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.