Benfica v FC Porto: Simão Sabrosa gifts local treats to the referee | OneFootball

The Portuguese Football Federation has made public João Pinheiro’s report regarding the classic match between Benfica and FC Porto, where several interesting details are revealed. Among them, Simão Sabrosa went to the referees’ dressing room to offer regional products.

“At the end of the match, Club A’s delegate, Simão Saborosa, accompanied by General Director Mário Branco and the League Delegate, came to the referees’ dressing room and offered regional products of no significant commercial value and a match shirt to each member of the refereeing team,” it reads.

Nuno Gago, Benfica’s Supporter Liaison Officer, was sent off in the 91st minute “for creating a conflict with an official from Club B, which continued into the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms, where the refereeing team was unable to identify any further behavior.”

After the situation was resolved, João Pinheiro’s report states that the aforementioned SLO “came to the referees’ dressing room to apologize for his behavior, accompanied by the League Delegate.”

On FC Porto’s side, João Pinheiro highlighted the courtesy of their delegation.

“At the end of the match, Team A’s delegate, Henrique Monteiro, accompanied by administrator Tiago Madureira and Operations Staff Bertino Miranda, along with the League Delegate, came to the referees’ dressing room to say their farewells.”

The report also adds that “between minutes 1:52 and 5:30, the match was interrupted due to lack of visibility caused by smoke from pyrotechnics” in the stand where Benfica supporters were located, and mentions that two lighters and a smoke pen, which had been thrown at FC Porto’s bench, were handed over to the refereeing team.

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