Benfica hit out at refereeing in Estoril v Sporting: Spot the difference | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Estoril 1-0 and overtook Benfica in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. However, the goal by the Lions, scored by Luis Suárez, should have been disallowed for an offside by Pote. The Eagles did not let the incident go unnoticed.

"Spot the differences. APAF", wrote Benfica on social media, sharing side by side Sporting’s goal against Estoril and Ángel Di María’s shot at Estádio José Alvalade in the 2023/24 season, which was disallowed for an offside position by Casper Tengstedt.

At the time, Fábio Veríssimo, the referee of the derby, disallowed the Argentine’s goal because Tengstedt, in an offside position, was blocking Franco Israel’s view. Against Estoril, Pote did not allow Joel Robles to see the ball leave Luis Suárez’s feet, but Luís Godinho did not call a foul.

It is worth recalling that, the previous day, Benfica had already pointed the finger at APAF. The Eagles questioned the National Association of Football Referees about Gil Vicente’s goal, in which a foul should have been called in favor of Benfica.

At the moment, Benfica occupies third place in the Liga Portugal Betclic, with 17 points. Sporting and Porto (18) share the lead, with the Dragons – Benfica’s next opponent in the league – having one game in hand.

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