Alert! Referee named for Benfica v Estrela da Amadora | OneFootball

Benfica already knows the refereeing team for the match against Estrela da Amadora. David Silva has been appointed as the referee for the second match of 2026, at Estádio da Luz. The referee was named by the Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation to officiate the match between the Eagles and the Tricolors, counting for the 19th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, this Sunday.

David Silva, a referee from AF Porto, will judge his first match of the season for the Reds, despite having been chosen for the classic on January 5th, between the B teams of Benfica and Porto, in the Segunda Liga. In that game, the 32-year-old professional issued 9 yellow cards and awarded a penalty to the Eagles.

The match referee will have Carlos Campos and Nelson Cunha as assistants and José Rodrigues as the fourth official. Meanwhile, the video assistant referee (VAR) will be led by João Malheiro Pinto, with Pedro Felisberto as the assistant (AVAR).

In the rivals' matches, Hélder Carvalho will be present at Arouca - Sporting, on Saturday, the 24th, and in the Porto - Gil Vicente match, the main referee will be António Nobre, who sent off Gianluca Prestianni in the derby against Sporting in December, and awarded a controversial penalty last season against Arouca, at the Cathedral.

Benfica is currently in 3rd place in the championship with 42 points. They are 3 points behind Sporting and 10 behind Porto. With the league title almost out of reach, the 2nd place, which grants access to the Champions League playoffs, becomes the most realistic goal for José Mourinho's team.

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