In match report, referee notes São Paulo officials’ insults after derby | OneFootball

This Sunday, São Paulo was defeated by Palmeiras 3-2, after a comeback, at Morumbis. However, some incidents generated controversy and protests from Tricolor’s directors. In the match report, referee Ramon Abatti Abel reported insults from Carlos Belmonte, football director, and Rui Costa, executive director, in the tunnel leading to the locker rooms.

“I inform that at the end of the match, in the tunnel leading to the locker rooms, near the door of the referees’ locker room, was Carlos Belmonte, São Paulo’s football director, who offensively uttered the following words: ‘Film him, what a shame, there he is. VAR didn’t come.’ I also inform that, by his side, was Rui Costa, São Paulo’s executive football director, who offensively uttered the following words: ‘Go f… yourself, what a shame.’ I inform that both were identified by the match delegate,” reported the referee in the match report.

Through an official statement, São Paulo protested against four possible mistakes. The most blatant of them was the possible penalty not awarded when the team was still leading the derby by two goals. In the play, which occurred at six minutes into the second half, Tapia was unintentionally brought down by Allan inside the box, but the refereeing judged it as a “normal collision.”

Furthermore, the club believes there was a foul on Tapia in the build-up to Palmeiras’ first goal, scored by Vitor Roque, and claims that Gustavo Gómez and Andreas Pereira should have been sent off.

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See the full statement below:

“São Paulo Futebol Clube expresses deep indignation with the refereeing of Ramon Abatti Abel and with the performance of the video referee, Ilbert Estevam da Silva, in Sunday’s match (05), against Palmeiras, at MorumBIS, for the Brazilian Championship. The mistakes made in crucial moments had a direct influence on the result of the match and represent a serious sporting loss for São Paulo FC.

The most scandalous mistake was the failure to award a clear penalty on Gonzalo Tapia, when the São Paulo team was already winning 2-0. Even in the face of clear evidence, the field referee ignored the infraction, and the VAR, which should have corrected the error, chose to omit itself, causing perplexity to everyone who watched the match.

Soon after, São Paulo was also harmed by another clear foul on Gonzalo Tapia in the play that led to the opponent’s goal — again without any intervention from the refereeing team.

Other incidents also went unpunished: Gustavo Gómez struck Gonzalo Tapia with an elbow and a stomp, in separate plays, in addition to Raphael Veiga’s disproportionate tackle from behind on Enzo, and Andreas Pereira’s high-footed challenge on Marcos Antonio — all of which could have warranted a red card, but were also ignored by the referee and the VAR.

São Paulo Futebol Clube demands that the CBF Refereeing Commission take immediate measures in light of yet another disastrous performance by the refereeing team, which compromises the credibility of the competition and the work carried out by players, technical staff, and management.”

After the protests, the CBF issued a statement and announced the removal of referee Ramon Abatti Abel, who officiated the derby, as well as Ilbert Estevam da Silva, referee of Red Bull Bragantino vs Grêmio — a match that also drew criticism. Both, as well as the video referees (VAR) of both matches, will undergo an evaluation process.

“The CBF Refereeing Commission informs that the central and video (VAR) referees of the matches Red Bull Bragantino vs Grêmio and São Paulo vs Palmeiras, valid for the 27th round of the 2025 Série A of the Brazilian Championship, will be subject to training, improvement, and internal evaluation, before returning to their activities,” wrote the entity.

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