CBF ‘removes’ Raphael Claus from the Flamengo x Botafogo roster and ‘replaces’ him, without knowing what happened, reports former referee

Invited to testify at CPI for Manipulation of Games and Sports Betting, Raphael Claus will whistle Flamengo x BotafogoSunday, at Maracanã, at Brazilian championship. The black and white club even requested the referee’s removal, CBF He didn’t make an official statement, but he maintained it. With one detail.

According to the former referee Salvio Spinola, the CBF removed Raphael Claus from the roster on its official website on Wednesday night. About an hour later, the judge’s name appeared again in the classic.

According to Salvio Spinola, the CBF press office “was unable to say what happened”.

Raphael Claus was invited to testify at the CPI because the Senate found it strange that he was paired with Daiane Muniz Rodrigues dos Santos (VAR) in 11 of the 38 rounds of the 2023 Brazilian Championship, while other pairs played a maximum of three games.

Last year, Claus had a poor performance in Botafogo 1 x 2 Flamengo, at the Nilton Santos Stadium. He validated an own goal by Marlon Freitas with the participation of Bruno Henrique who was offside, he did not send off Bruno Henrique for two elbows and he did not mark a clear foul on Tchê Tchê in the origin of the decisive goal.

In 2019, he refereed Flamengo 3 x 2 Botafogo, at Maracanã, and did not send off Cuellar for a direct tackle on Marcinho’s ankle nor Rafinha, who already had a yellow card and tackled Alex Santana when he was about to invade the area with freedom.

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