Zanovelli whistled two Santos games (Credit: Raul Baretta/Santos FC)
Minas Gerais referee Paulo Cesar Zanovelli, 35 and FIFA category, whistles the match between Santos and Grêmio this Wednesday (01), at 21:30, in Vila Belmiro, for the 26th round of Brasileirão. Nailton Junior de Sousa Oliveira (CE) and Luanderson Lima dos Santos (BA) will be the assistants. The Bahian Diego Pombo Lopez will command Var.
This year, he whistled two Fish wins: about Fortaleza 3-2, in Castelão, and before the youth 3-1, at Morumbis. Last year, Zanovelli whistled two Alvinegro games in Serie B: goalless draw with Mirassol, in Campos Maia, and a 1-1 draw with Sport in Vila Belmiro.
In the last season, he whistled four games of Alvinegro in Serie A Brasileirão. The victory over Goiás 1-0, in Serrinha, and about Grêmio 2-1, in Vila Belmiro. Against Internacional, the 1-1 draw at Vila Belmiro and the 7-1 defeat in Beira-Rio. In duels against gauchos, controversy against Tricolor: he reported in the summary objectives thrown on the lawn that led the fish to be tried at the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice). Alvinegro got an agreement with the entity.
In 2022, Paulo whistled two Santos wins in Serie A: About Coritiba 2-1, at Couto Pereira, and in front of Red Bull Bragantino 2-0 at Nabi Abi Chedid. Already in 2021, he whistled the draw of Santos in 0-0 with Cuiabá and the victory over Chapecoense 2-0, both Vila Belmiro, for the Brasileirão.
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See the arbitration to Santos and Grêmio:
- Arbitrator: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva – MG
- Assistant Arbitrator 1: Nailton Junior de Sousa Oliveira – CE
- Assistant Arbitrator 2: Luanderson Lima dos Santos – BA
- Room Arbitrator: Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa – PI
- Advisor: Erich Bartolomeu Antas e Silva Bandeira – PE
- VAR: DIEGO POMBO LOPEZ –
- AVAR: HELEN APARECIDA GONCALVES SILVA ARAUJO – MG
- Avar2: Michel Patrick Costa Guimaraes – MG
- VAR Observer: Rodrigo Pereira Joia – BR
- Quality Manager: Lucas Dias Almeida – BR
See the referees who whistled the Santos Games in 2025:
Paulistan
First phase
- Santos 2 x 1 Mirassol – Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
- Ponte Preta 1 x 1 Santos – Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo
- Santos 1 x 2 Palmeiras – Matheus Delgado Candançan
- Velo Club 2 x 1 Santos – Edina Alves Batista
- São Bernardo 3 x 1 Santos – João Vitor Gobi
- Santos 3 x 1 São Paulo – Luiz Flavio de Oliveira
- Santos 1 x 1 Botafogo-SP-Matheus Delgado Candançan
- Novorizontino 0 x 0 Santos – Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
- Corinthians 2 x 1 Santos – Edina Alves Batista
- Santos 3 x 1 Água Santa – Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo
- Santos 3 x 0 Northwest – Matheus Delgado Candançan
- Inter de Limeira 0 x 3 Santos – Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo
Quarterfinals
- Santos 2 Xo Red Bull Bragantino – Raphael Claus
Semifinal
- Corinthians 1 x 2 Santos – Matheus Delgado Candançan
Copa do Brasil
Third phase
- Santos 1 x 1 CRB – Lucas Paulo Torezin (PR)
- CRB 0 (5)X(4) 0 santos – Rammonn Abel Abel (SC)
Brasileirão
Shift
- Vasco 2 x 1 Santos – Rafael Rodrigo Klein (RS)
- Santos 2 x 2 Bahia – Alex Gomes Stefano (RJ)
- Fluminense 1 x Santos – Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG)
- Santos 2 x 0 Atlético-MG-Braulio da Silva Machado (SC)
- Sao Paulo 2 x 1 Santos – Wilton Pereira Sampaio (GO)
- Santos 1 x 2 Red Bull Bragantino – Raphael Claus (SP)
- Grêmio 1 x 0 Santos – Bruno Arleu de Araujo (RJ)
- Santos 0 x 0 Ceará – Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG)
- Corinthians 1 x 0 Santos – Raphael Claus (SP)
- Vitória x Santos – Anderson Daronco (RS)
- Santos 0 x 1 Botafogo – David de Oliveira Lacerda (s)
- Fortaleza x Santos – Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (MG)
- Santos 1 x 0 Flamengo – Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG)
- Mirassol x Santos – Matheus Delgado Candançan (SP)
- Santos 1 x 2 International – Lucas Paulo Torezin (PR)
- Sport 2 x 2 Santos – Rafael Rodrigo Klein (RS)
- Santos 3 x 1 Youth – Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (MG)
- Cruise 1 x 2 Santos – Wilton Pereira Sampaio (GO)