Expert: João Pinheiro’s call in Santa Clara v Sporting was wrong | OneFootball

Duarte Gomes was categorical in stating that there was no penalty. The former referee and now arbitration specialist analyzed the incident that marked the match between Santa Clara and Sporting, considering that João Pinheiro was wrong to overturn the decision initially made on the field, influenced by the VAR.

Present on the program Livre Arbítrio, broadcast by Canal 11, the current technical director of the FPF analyzed the controversial moment. “The process took an excessive amount of time and there are several stages that need to be analyzed. For us, João Pinheiro made the correct decision on the field by not awarding a penalty,” Duarte Gomes began.

“There was no reason to award a penalty. There was, in fact, a slight contact with the fingers, in a normal rotational movement,” justified the former referee. It is worth recalling that the incident was promptly criticized by Benfica, although it was not only the Clube da Luz that expressed their displeasure.

“The video arbitration had a different understanding and, when analyzing the incident, it was to verify if Hjulmand was offside. It was confirmed that there was no offside and the referee ended up making a wrong decision,” pointed out the FPF official on the Canal 11 program.

“It is an example we do not want to see repeated, because it contradicts all the recommendations for this type of incident,” noted Duarte Gomes. “Incorrect decision. There is a very slight touch and an enormous exaggeration in the reaction, I would even say a simulation,” he concluded, regarding the incident that dictated the controversial outcome of the Santa Clara–Sporting match.

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