Mourinho punished? Benfica may have a plan in mind | OneFootball

Benfica will not give up, for now, on trying to prevent José Mourinho from serving the 11-day suspension. According to reports, after the confirmation made by the Disciplinary Committee, the Eagles, led by Rui Costa, are considering filing an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

According to the newspaper A Bola, Benfica is studying the possibility of appealing to the CAS, in order to achieve the suspension and annulment of the 11-day ban imposed by the Disciplinary Committee on Mourinho, following the red card and the incident with Lucho González in the Clássico.

After failing to secure the suspension of the ban from the FPF Disciplinary Committee, both for the match in Arouca and for the 11 days of absence, Benfica is considering the idea of filing an injunction with the CAS, in order to ensure that the 63-year-old from Setúbal can be present at the match against Guimarães.

At the time when the Disciplinary Committee acknowledged the existence of two conflicting versions, it determined that the red card, shown by João Pinheiro, was issued based on provocative behavior that José Mourinho displayed towards Porto's bench.

The match is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, at Estádio da Luz, counting for the 27th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. In the first round, at Vitória de Guimarães' home ground, the Eagles won 3-0, with goals scored by Samuel Dahl, Tomás Araújo, and João Rego.

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