Why the CBF won't release VAR audio from São Paulo v Palmeiras | OneFootball

The Choque-Rei this Sunday ended with a victory for Palmeiras 3-2 at Morumbi, but the controversy was not confined to the field. Despite São Paulo's complaints about possible refereeing errors, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) will not release the VAR audio from the match.

The CBF protocol provides for the publication of conversations only in cases where the field referee is called to the monitor to review a play. In the classic, none of the plays contested by São Paulo went through this procedure.

Among the most discussed episodes are a possible penalty by Allan on Tapia at the beginning of the second half and a hard tackle by Andreas Pereira on Marcos Antônio, which could have resulted in a red card. For Tricolor, plays like Gustavo Gómez's stamp on Tapia and Raphael Veiga's tackle on Enzo Díaz were also deemed punishable but did not receive VAR intervention.

Even with São Paulo's indignation, which published an official note demanding measures from the CBF, the entity follows its protocol. The rule aims to preserve the objectivity of reviews and limit disclosure to cases where the field referee changes decisions.

Despite this, São Paulo's president, Julio Casares, publicly defended that the audios should be released, even suggesting the implementation of a "challenge" similar to those used in other international leagues, allowing coaches to request reviews of questionable plays.

On the field, the classic was electrifying. São Paulo opened 2-0 with goals from Luciano and Tapia, but Palmeiras responded with Vitor Roque, Flaco López, and Sosa, securing the comeback and taking the lead in the Brazilian Championship. With the result, Tricolor remains in eighth place, while Verdão surpasses Flamengo and totals 55 points, with one game less.

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