FPF opens disciplinary cases against FC Porto, Villas-Boas, Pavlidis | OneFootball

The Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation announced this Monday, through a statement published on its official platforms, the opening of disciplinary proceedings against FC Porto, André Villas-Boas, and Vangelis Pavlidis.

The first proceeding originated from a report by the Portuguese Football Referees Association (APAF), resulting from the criticism made by the blue and white club regarding the performance of Vítor Ferreira in the FC Porto B–Torreense match (2-3), in the seventh round of the II Liga.

“Referee Vítor Ferreira continues to show why he was ranked last two seasons ago and why his demotion to the second category is still insufficient given his lack of competence to officiate any match in a professional league,” could be read in the match report published on FC Porto’s official website, which continues with further criticism.

“This Sunday morning, in Olival, the AF Braga referee awarded two bizarre penalties in favor of Torreense, denied another to FC Porto B, and turned a 2-0 lead into a 2-3 defeat (…) Torreense made three changes at halftime, but the real trump card didn’t come from Torres Vedras – it came from Barcelos. Following a harmless play between Gabriel Brás and André Simões, the Barcelos referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot and Manuel Pozo took advantage of the gift to reduce the deficit (2-1),” emphasized the blue and whites, before aiming more barbs at the referee.

“Four minutes after the visitors leveled the score (2-2), Vítor Ferreira found an infraction by Diogo Fernandes on Seydi and awarded yet another penalty to Torreense, who did not waste the opportunity to turn the game around (2-3). Already in stoppage time, a visiting defender handled the ball inside the box and the referee let play continue. Once again called by VAR, Vítor Ferreira chose to ignore the images shown to him and refused to award the deserved penalty. Now we await the grade that the Refereeing Council will give to this disgraceful performance by Vítor Ferreira,” the blue and white club concluded at the time.

The second disciplinary proceeding is related to statements made by the Dragons’ president, André Villas-Boas, during the Portugal Football Globes gala, in which the Porto leader claimed that rivals influenced referee appointments. These statements led to a complaint filed by Sporting.

The third proceeding targets Vangelis Pavlidis, following the elbow on Gabri Veiga in the first minute of the Clássico at Estádio do Dragão. The complaint was submitted by FC Porto.

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