Casares wants VAR audio from Choque-Rei, proposes 2025 challenge | OneFootball

São Paulo continues to speak out following the controversial incidents in the defeat to Palmeiras this Sunday at Morumbis, for the Brazilian Championship. In an official statement, president Julio Casares called for more rigor from the CBF, as well as demanding the audio recordings between referee Ramon Abatti Abel and the VAR booth during the incidents in the derby.

“Unfortunately, there is a protocol not to release VAR audio when the referee is not called to the booth. President (Samir Xaud, of the CBF), let’s break the protocol! We need the audio to understand what happened. We need to know what was said in the audio. It’s not just the president of São Paulo who wants to know, but the entire sporting community as well,” said Casares.

Implementation of the “challenge”

Next, Casares made suggestions directed at Samir Xaud, president of the CBF. According to the president of Tricolor Paulista, the entity should implement the “challenge” system in this year’s Brasileirão. Another point raised by the São Paulo executive was the inclusion of VAR audio in the official match report for all games in the competition.

“I want to make two requests: Let’s implement the ‘challenge’ in the Brasileirão still this year. Each coach can request a review of a questionable play, according to regulations. This can inhibit cowardice from the referee. The second action is: just as the match report details everything said on and off the field, the VAR audio should also be included in this document for all matches,” argued the São Paulo president.

“Our refereeing has hit rock bottom. Releasing the audio could be the start of a turnaround. There needs to be rigor, this was not just any mistake. This Sunday, inexplicably, technology was not used in any incident,” concluded Casares.

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