Goal ruled out in Braga v Benfica? Otamendi’s reaction gets people talking | OneFootball

Nicolás Otamendi did not hold back and reacted to the controversy. At the end of the match, the captain of Benfica, like other members of the Eagles, did not remain indifferent to the referee team's decision to annul what could have been the goal that might have allowed Glorioso to defeat Braga.

According to the newspaper A Bola, in this Monday's edition, Benfica's number 30 took to social media moments after the final whistle at Pedreira, where he shared a story with an emoji representing disbelief at the goal annulled in the 74th minute of the game.

Thus, Otamendi, who had scored the opening goal of the match, joined José Mourinho and Fredrik Aursnes in criticizing João Gonçalves who, with Tiago Martins' intervention, annulled the winning goal for an alleged foul by Richard Ríos at the start of the play.

At the end of the match, while the Norwegian directed some criticism, the Special One stated that Benfica was a deserved winner, revealing that the Eagles defeated Braga 3-2, as he considers Dahl's goal valid and without any controversy involved.

In the 2025/26 season, wearing Benfica's jersey, Nicolás Otamendi – valued at 1 million euros – has played 29 matches: 14 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 11 in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 2,610 minutes he was on the field, the central defender scored three goals.

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