Overview

• Palmeiras beat São Paulo 3–2 at Morumbi in a comeback, with disputed officiating dominating the aftermath.
• The CBF acknowledged serious errors in the classic and removed referee Ramon Abatti Abel from duty, also sidelining Lucas Casagrande from another match in the round.
• In his match report, Abatti characterized Andreas Pereira’s caution as an “attempt to kick” and documented insults from São Paulo executives Carlos Belmonte and Rui Costas identified by the match delegate.
• São Paulo said the mistakes determined the result and called the championship “stained,” citing a non-awarded penalty on Gonzalo Tapia and pressing for expulsions of Gustavo Gómez and Raphael Veiga.
• Key incidents included the ignored Tapia penalty even after a VAR check, Andreas’s high contact on Marcos Antônio punished only with yellow, and unpenalized contact by Gómez on Tapia.