Brazilian League Referee Checks VAR for Player’s Genital Gesture, Repeats Motion to Explain Call

Posted on: 05/12/2026

The 15th round of the Brazilian Serie A (Brasileirão) match between Corinthians and São Paulo, which ended 3-2, featured a bizarre moment involving referee Anderson Daronco. During São Paulo’s opening goal, Paraguayan midfielder Damian Bobadilla celebrated by appearing to grab his genitals. Corinthians players immediately alerted the match official, prompting a VAR review of the incident. After watching the replay, Daronco announced his decision to the stadium, stating that Bobadilla had not actually grabbed his genitals during the celebration. To clarify his ruling, the referee replicated the exact gesture made by the player, causing commentators to burst into laughter.

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