Referees back Benfica complaints: “Negligent action” | OneFootball

The national press was unanimous in their analysis: the goal by Gil Vicente against Benfica was preceded by an uncalled foul in favor of the Eagles. Benfica faced the Barcelos team last Friday, September 26, and triumphed 2-1, in a match counting for the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

"Pablo, while trying to recover the ball, tackled António Silva, hitting him with the sole of his boot on the ankle area. A negligent action that should have been punished with a direct free kick and a yellow card, assured Jorge Faustino, a refereeing expert, to the newspaper Record.

Marco Ferreira shares the same opinion, pointing out an error by referee João Gonçalves: "Pablo tackles the ball and after deflecting it, ends up hitting António Silva's foot negligently. Uncalled direct free kick and yellow card to be shown".

With Jorge Faustino and Marco Ferreira in agreement, it is certain that the match referee turned a blind eye to the incident. Benfica managed to turn the game around still in the first half, thanks to a brace by Vangelis Pavlidis: the Greek scored at 18' and 26', from a penalty.

Benfica returns to the field next Tuesday, September 30, at 8:00 PM, at Stamford Bridge, against Chelsea. The game pertains to the second round of the Champions League and will be played against the team led by Enzo Maresca.

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