Blunder on Dragão big screen lands FC Porto a fine | OneFootball

The Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation made public this Friday the list of penalties relating to the latest rounds of the First and Second Leagues, highlighting an unusual fine imposed during FC Porto’s victory over Estrela da Amadora (3-1), which took place last Monday.

Although the match did not record any sanctionable behavior from the fans, a mistake on the giant screen at Estádio do Dragão resulted in a peculiar sanction of 1,020 euros. According to the delegate’s report, this penalty was due to the fact that “the Liga Portugal Betlic logo was not displayed” during the presentation of the time and score of the match between the Dragons and the Tricolors.

In addition to the usual fines related to yellow cards, the suspension of one match for Jan Bednarek, the Polish central defender for FC Porto, stands out. He received his fifth yellow card in the league and was fined 131 euros.

For Estrela da Amadora, Otávio Fernandes and Renan Ribeiro each received their second yellow card in the First League, with a fine of 43 euros each, while Jovane Cabral and Luan Patrick Wiedthauper were penalized 57 euros each for their third yellow card. Meanwhile, the fourth yellow card shown to Bernardo Schappo resulted in a sanction of 71 euros.

The fines didn’t stop there…

Estrela da Amadora was also held responsible for the actions of João Nuno, who succeeded José Faria as head coach, despite being listed on the match sheet as assistant coach; Luís Silva, his assistant, is listed as head coach on the sheet due to having higher coaching qualifications.

“The sports agent João Nuno Rodrigues Carromeu, registered on the match sheet as assistant coach of the B team, spent long periods standing and giving instructions to his team. Although this information was repeatedly communicated to the Match Delegates of Estrela Amadora, the sports agent João Nuno Rodrigues Carromeu, registered on the match sheet as Assistant Coach, spent long periods standing, giving instructions to his team throughout the match. It is further reported that the said agent alternated the described position with that of the head coach,” the statement reads.

The fine was set at 1,964 euros, with additional fines of 561 euros for each of the coaches, a measure that led Estrela da Amadora’s SAD to file an appeal with the Disciplinary Council, with no practical effect regarding the annulment of the decision.

“With regard to the sports agent João Nuno Rodrigues Carromeu, CFEA Club Football Estrela, SAD does not dispute that he was, at certain moments, standing in the technical area. However, such conduct resulted exclusively from the demands of the match in question, which presented a high degree of difficulty and took place under exceptional circumstances, requiring more active technical intervention. Remaining standing was purely functional, framed as support for the head coach and as part of the normal exercise of his technical duties, with no intention of disrespecting instructions given by the Match Delegates or violating applicable regulatory norms. This conduct did not cause any disruption to the regular course of the match. Thus, the factual description in the report is accepted, but it should be recognized that the conduct in question occurred strictly in the exercise of technical duties, not constituting any relevant disciplinary infraction,” stated the Tricolors.

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