Ref watch: São Paulo get referee for Juventude decider in Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

São Paulo learned this Monday (11) the name of the referee who will officiate the decisive match against Juventude in midweek in the Copa do Brasil, to be played in Caxias do Sul (RS), with a spot in the round of 16 of the national competition at stake.

The CBF announced in a public hearing held at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) that Mr. Rodrigo Pereira, from Pernambuco, will lead the refereeing team for the match to be played this Wednesday (13), at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium.

As the CBF عادة informs, the selection of referees is defined taking into account the stages of the competition, the importance and level of complexity of each match, and the referees’ qualifications, fitness, and technical performance.

This season, Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima has officiated only one match involving Tricolor, the emphatic 4-1 win over Cruzeiro on April 4, in the Brazilian Championship, at Morumbi.

Rodrigo became nationally known for a clash with Hulk in a 2024 Brasileirão match. In Atlético-MG vs. Palmeiras, the referee called a foul for Atlético on the forward, who got up already complaining and received his first yellow card.

Hulk kept arguing with Rodrigo Pereira until he received a second yellow and was sent off, much to the striker’s fury. In the match report, Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima did not highlight any insult, but cited two situations: “He came toward me in an ostentatious manner, standing face to face with me and shouting disrespectfully.”

But the story did not end there. Days later, Atlético-MG filed a Notice of Infraction with the Prosecutor’s Office of the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) against the referee, who was summoned a week later to explain to the STJD the issuance of the two yellow cards that resulted in Hulk’s sending-off.

With São Paulo, however, Rodrigo Pereira has not been involved in any major controversy so far, and we hope it stays that way. Tricolor beat Juventude 1-0 at Morumbi in the first leg and can now even advance with a draw. A simple win for the team from Rio Grande do Sul will take the decision to penalties.

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