Bernardo Ribeiro says Benfica moan a lot about refereeing | OneFootball

Benfica promises not to stay silent after the 3-1 defeat to Porto in the 7th round. Beyond the result, the Eagles feel they were hard done by in the refereeing of Miguel Nogueira and do not intend to drop the matter anytime soon. This stance baffles Bernardo Ribeiro, who pointed to the women’s team’s win over Juventus in the Champions League.

"While the derby is being discussed more or less everywhere, sometimes seriously, other times with arguments not even heard at café terraces, Benfica’s women went to Turin and beat Juventus in yet another demonstration that their football is already at a level that should make us all proud," he began by writing in the newspaper Record.

The TV pundit reinforced his opinion even further. "Earning much less but still achieving great results, the women’s team complains less about refereeing and external factors and gets on with it. A great example," he said.

It is worth recalling that the Lisbon club wants to keep the protest alive over the various controversial incidents recorded during the derby. Benfica does not intend to keep quiet and will continue to speak out, not only about Sunday’s match, but whenever it believes it has been harmed by refereeing decisions.

The internal message is one of firmness in defending the Club’s interests and rejecting any attempt to shut down the discussion. In that sense, the outrage among the Eagles remains long after the final whistle. At the Luz, it is felt that several of the incidents had a direct impact on the course of the match and contributed to a result that does not fully reflect what happened on the pitch.

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