Ref for League Cup semi-final slammed: "Allergic to Sporting" | OneFootball

The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced this Friday, January 2nd, the refereeing team appointed for the League Cup semi-final. Luís Godinho was chosen to officiate the match between Sporting and Vitória de Guimarães.

The referee from the Évora Football Association was elected as the main referee for the duel and will have Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota as assistants. Hélder Carvalho will be the fourth official, while the VAR will be assisted by Pedro Ferreira. Nuno Eiras will be the AVAR.

Luís Godinho does not bring good memories to the fans of the Alvalade Club and has already been criticized by Sousa Cintra, following a very controversial draw against Famalicão (2-2) in the 2020/21 season, where the referee disallowed a goal for the lions, which would have given them the victory, and expelled members of the team.

Sousa Cintra even stated that the referee seemed to have “an allergy to Sporting” and suggested that his performance might have been influenced by external “interests,” urging the Arbitration Council to take action against the considered incompetent performance. After the match, Ruben Amorim's expression became famous: "Where one goes, all go."

Before the duel on January 6th, Sporting will play again this Friday, January 2nd, against Gil Vicente. The match, part of the 17th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by César Peixoto, will be played at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos at 18:45.

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