Ponte Preta x Operário: where to watch, lineups and referee

Ponte Preta vs. Operário face off on Thursday (12), at 7 pm, at Estádio Ítalo Mário Limongi, in Indaiatuba (SP). The match is valid for the 38th and last round of the Brazilian Serie B Championship of 2026 and marks the farewell of the Phantom of the national competition.

The Operário Ferroviário, of Ponta Grossa, arrives for the start occupying the 10th place, with 54 points. The team led by Alberto Valentim comes from a 3-2 victory over Sport, in the Estádio Germano Krüger, and seeks to end the season with another positive result.

The Ponte Preta, in turn, is already downgraded to the C Series and tries to avoid the worst campaign in the history of the B Series. Macaca has not won in eight games and will make his last commitment as a forward outside Campinas, as the Moisés Lucarelli Stadium undergoes renovations.

Where to watch Ponte Preta x Live Worker?

The match will be broadcast live on ESPN, on pay television, and on Disney+, on streaming. Fans will also be able to follow the main bids in real time on the internet.

ESPN TV

Streaming: Disney+

Date: Thursday, November 12

Time: 19h (from Brasilia)

Location: Estádio Ítalo Mário Limongi, Indaiatuba (SP)

Probable escalation of the Worker

The coach Alberto Valentim should promote changes in the starting team, mainly to observe athletes who can gain more space next season.

One of the novelties is the possibility of Léo Erig to start playing. The striker scored a bike pass in the victory against Sport and may receive an opportunity among the starters.

The side João Gabriel and the defender Renan Gustavo also appear as alternatives for the team.

Probable Worker: Elias; Maguinho (João Gabriel), Cuenú, Joseph (Renan Gustavo) and Nicolas; Indio, André and Dudu Mosconi; Brenno, Caio Dantas and Léo Erig.

Coach: Alberto Valentim.

The Ghost will have an extensive list of absences. Gabriel Feliciano and Moraes comply with suspension. Miranda, Charles, Talles and Pedro Vilhena were released, while Pablo, Ángel Torres, Mingotti, Zuluaga, Vinicius Diniz, Boschilia and Matheus Trindade appeared among the players handed over to the medical department, according to information released before the match.

Probable escalation of the Ponte Preta

The Ponte Preta will have the return of goalkeeper Vinicius Ferrari and left-back Danilo Barcelos, who served suspension in the previous round.

The São Paulo team tries to end the season with a victory in front of their fans, despite the campaign marked by the early relegation.

Probable Ponte Preta: Vinicius Ferrari; Di Mauro, Sérgio Palacios, Gabriel Caran and Danilo Barcelos (Gustavo Almeida); Rodrigo Souza, Gustavo Telles and Karl; Manu, Danilo Peu and Brandão.

Gilson Kleina.

Lucas Cunha, David da Hora and André Lima, although released by the medical department, should not be related to the confrontation.

Arbitration of Ponte Preta x Worker

The match will have an arbitration team led by Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia, from Pernambuco. The referee will have two assistants and the video referee support.

Referee: Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia

Assistant 1: Karla Renata Cavalcanti de Santana (PE)

Assistant 2: Fernanda Felix da Silva (AL)

Fourth referee: Guilherme Francisco Maciel da Silva e Rosário (SP)

VAR: Thayslane de Melo Costa (SE)

Worker already thinks of the 2027 season

With no mathematical chances of gaining access to the Série A, the Worker begins to turn his attention to planning for 2027.

The confrontation against Ponte Preta represents an opportunity for Alberto Valentim to evaluate players and observe alternatives for the casting of the next season.

The Ponta Grossa team seeks to finish Serie B with 57 points if they win away from home.

Definitive escalations will be officially announced by the clubs prior to the start of the match.