Arouca–Porto scandal: Henriques and Faustino claim illegal goal | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques and Jorge Faustino believe that Zaidu’s goal in the Arouca – Porto match should have been disallowed. In the opinion of the former referees, Deniz Gul committed a foul before the left-back of the Dragons scored, arguing that it was a difficult play for Fábio Veríssimo to analyze, but one in which VAR should have intervened.

“85’: goal preceded by a foul. In the goal scored by Zaidu, VAR should have intervened to disallow it due to a foul by Deniz Gul, who, with his left hand, grabbed Arnau Solà’s left leg, thus preventing him from getting up and contesting the play,” says Pedro Henriques, maintaining that Porto’s goal should have been disallowed by VAR.

“At first, Alberto Costa did not foul Rocha. Then, Deniz Gul pulled Solà’s leg. A foul, difficult to see, in the build-up to the goal, which is illegal,” argues Jorge Faustino, in statements to the newspaper Record, agreeing with his colleague Pedro Henriques.

Another highlight in the Arouca – Porto match was the sending off of Martim Fernandes for accumulation of yellow cards. Pedro Henriques considers this to be an “offense that fits within the disciplinary framework of a negligent approach” and Jorge Faustino adds that “the second yellow card was rightly shown.”

Porto’s next match is against… Benfica, who face Chelsea this Tuesday. The classic between the Dragons and the Eagles is scheduled for next Sunday, October 5th, at 9:15 p.m., at Estádio do Dragão. The match is part of the eighth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic and is of particular importance for both teams.

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