Raphael Claus to officiate Mirassol v Santos | OneFootball

Raphael Claus, the 46-year-old FIFA referee, will take charge of Mirassol v Santos on Tuesday at 21:30 at the José Maria de Campos Maia, in the fifth round of the Brasileirão.

According to Diario Do Peixe, assistants will be Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa and Daniel Paulo Ziolli, with Ilbert Estevam da Silva overseeing VAR, all from São Paulo.

It is his second Santos assignment of 2026, after the 6-0 Paulistão win over Velo Clube at Vila Belmiro. In 2025 he handled five Santos games, including a 2-0 Paulistão quarter-final win over Red Bull Bragantino. In the Brasileiro he oversaw a 2-1 home loss to Bragantino, a 1-0 defeat at Corinthians at Neo Química Arena, a 2-0 loss at Palmeiras at Allianz Parque, and a 1-0 home win over Palmeiras.

In 2024 he refereed three state fixtures. They were a 2-1 loss to Palmeiras in the groups, progression past Portuguesa by 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the quarter-finals, and a 2-0 defeat to Palmeiras in the second leg of the final.

In 2023 he took charge of six matches. In the Paulistão there was a 2-0 defeat to Guarani and home wins over São Bento 1-0 and Portuguesa 4-0. In the Brasileiro he oversaw 0-0 draws with Palmeiras and São Paulo and a 3-1 loss to Red Bull Bragantino.

Earlier assignments include 2022 Paulistão defeats to Botafogo-SP 1-0 and Palmeiras, 2021 Brasileiro meetings with São Paulo 1-1 and Palmeiras 2-0, plus a 0-0 with Red Bull Bragantino in 2020 and a 3-2 loss to São Paulo in 2019.

Source: Diario Do Peixe