Away from Benfica, Pavlidis dodges Porto’s wrath | OneFootball

Vangelis Pavlidis should not receive a punishment from the FPF’s Disciplinary Council. According to what has been established, the body linked to the federation received the complaint filed by Porto regarding the Benfica player; however, the document does not meet the necessary requirements to lead to a sanction.

As reported by Record in Friday’s edition, October 10, the Disciplinary Council prioritized what was written in the report by Miguel Nogueira, the referee appointed for the October 5 match. It is known that the Dragons were inspired by the Eagles’ complaint against Matheus Reis; however, in the case of the Portuguese Cup final, Luís Godinho did not see the aggression against Andrea Belotti.

That strategy falls apart, since the referee of the match did in fact call a foul against the Greek for his approach to the incident with the Spanish midfielder. The fact that Miguel Nogueira witnessed and included the incident in his report ends up ‘nullifying’ the complaint that Porto submitted to the Disciplinary Council.

However, following the regulations, the Disciplinary Council will still review the document submitted by the Porto side, as is standard. The analysis of the complaint will require the same institution to conduct a hearing with the refereeing team, namely with Miguel Nogueira, as well as Bruno Esteves and Pedro Felisberto, who were in charge of VAR; only then will a decision be made.

On the other hand, the belief among Porto that Pavlidis’s movement endangered the physical integrity of Gabri Veiga is not sufficient to guarantee a punishment. A parameter that can also be applied to Benfica, which is considering filing a complaint against Alan Varela.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.