STJD cuts Barboza ban, defender free to debut for Palmeiras | OneFootball

Palmeiras’ new signing, Alexander Barboza, was punished by the STJD with a two-match suspension due to a red card on March 14, when he was still playing for Botafogo.

Palmeiras player’s appeal

The Full Bench of the STJD ruled this Friday (3) on the appeal filed by the Rio club together with Alviverde and reduced the defender’s punishment to one match. As a result, the player will be able to face Coritiba on July 23, when the Brazilian Championship resumes after the World Cup.

Remember the sending-off

The defender was sent off on March 14, 2026, in the match against Flamengo after stopping a promising attack and complaining to referee Anderson Daronco, as reported in the match record.

– Denying a goal or stopping a clear goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball – I sent off, with a straight red card in the 53rd minute of the first half, player alexander nahuel barboza uilua, no. 20 of botafogo, for holding his opponent, player pedro guilherme abreu dos santos, no. 09 of flamengo, thereby denying a clear and obvious goal-scoring opportunity. 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 further report that at halftimeof the match, the same player, alexander barboza, waited for the refereeing crew to pass through the stadium’s mixed zone, moved toward us, was restrained by botafogo security staff, and said the following words insulting the officiating crew: “a la concha de tu madre” (your mother’s cunt).

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