Corinthians v Palmeiras: CBF picks referee for Brasileirão derby | OneFootball

The CBF announced this Thursday who will referee the derby between Corinthians and Palmeiras. São Paulo native Flávio Rodrigues de Souza will be in charge of the whistle for the Derby, valid for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship.

The choice was announced at a public hearing, broadcast on the entity’s YouTube channel. The full officiating crew should be confirmed by the CBF shortly.

With Flávio Rodrigues de Souza as referee, Corinthians and Palmeiras will therefore face off this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo.

(Photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras/by Canon)

Teams are experiencing opposite situations in the Brazilian Championship

In the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians and Palmeiras are in very different situations. Timão is coming off a negative run and has dropped places in the table, ending up close to the relegation zone. The black-and-white side sits in 16th place with 10 points.

On the other side, Palmeiras is more of a leader than ever. Verdão holds first place with 25 points, five more than São Paulo, which is in second.

This will be the second Derby of the season. In the first meeting, Palmeiras came out on top by beating Corinthians 1-0 in Itaquera in the first phase of the Paulista Championship.

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