Big penalty calls in Santa Clara v Benfica? Experts split in their analysis | OneFootball

Similar to what happened in the match against Alverca, Marco Ferreira and Jorge Faustino believe that there were no penalties to be called. In the aftermath of Benfica's victory against Santa Clara, the experts consider that the incidents involving Leandro Barreiro and Gianluca Prestianni were well judged by António Nobre, despite José Mourinho's observations.

"An incident in Santa Clara's area with Barreiro initiating contact on Venâncio's leg and falling without a foul. The defender is supporting his foot when the touch occurs. Good decision", began Marco Ferreira, in statements to the newspaper Record.

"It was Barreiro who forced contact with his left foot on Venâncio's leg. No foul there. Venâncio took a risk by placing his hands on Barreiro, but by then the attacker was already falling. No penalty", stated Jorge Faustino, attributing the blame to Benfica's number 18.

"Incident in Santa Clara's area with Paulo Vítor and Prestianni moving towards the ball, with normal contact and no foul. Good decision", added Marco Ferreira, asserting that there was no controversy in the position taken by the refereeing team.

"Paulo Victor, while trying to shield the ball, opened his right leg and ended up imprudently stepping on Prestianni's left foot as he tried to reach the ball. Penalty not called", revealed Jorge Faustino, disagreeing with the analysis made by his fellow expert.

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