Conceição slams ex-Benfica man, refereeing in Al Nassr v Al Ittihad | OneFootball

Sérgio Conceição complained about a penalty in favor of Al Ittihad that was not awarded. In the aftermath of the match between his team and Al Nassr, coached by former Benfica coach Jorge Jesus, the former Porto coach did not elaborate on his comments, emphasizing that everything was clear to everyone.

"I have nothing to say to the refereeing committee. Look at what happened today. I am talking about facts," Sérgio Conceição began, speaking to the local press, minutes after Al Ittihad was defeated by Al Nassr (2-0).

"Two similar teams competed and these kinds of events end up changing the course of the games. You saw what happened," added the Portuguese coach, visibly disappointed with the performance of the refereeing team, before pointing out the errors observed.

"A clear penalty on Simakan at the beginning of the game that would have changed everything and yet another clear one at the end. Unfortunately, the refereeing changed the course of the game," pointed out the Al Ittihad coach, stressing that the referee's decisions harmed his team.

"I can't understand the referee's decision on the penalty. The same situation happened to us and it was not awarded. And for Al Nassr, the same thing, they have the penalty in their favor," added Fabinho, a Brazilian footballer from Al Ittihad, in line with Sérgio Conceição's reasoning.

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