Controversy against Benfica? Some hit back at Famalicão: Losing hurts | OneFootball

Bernardo Ribeiro distances himself from the Benfica-Famalicão refereeing controversy. In his column, published in today’s edition of Record newspaper, the journalist points the finger first at the inability of the Minho team to stand up to the Eagles, stating that there are no grounds to attack André Narciso.

“Yesterday it was Famalicão’s turn to draw the short straw and Benfica’s to get the prize,” Bernardo Ribeiro began in his column, regarding what happened at the Estádio da Luz, where the Eagles — with a goal from Vangelis Pavlidis — secured another important victory.

“Miguel Ribeiro soon came to the Luz press room to talk about the Azores anticyclone’s response. Losing hurts and the blame is almost always put on the referee,” the journalist pointed out, emphasizing that referees are always the first to be held responsible when, in this case, their work was correct.

“Coaches, players, and presidents are very quick to spot scandals in others’ behavior, but much slower to analyze their own faults,” added Bernardo Ribeiro, explaining that, many times, the main figures prefer to find excuses where they really don’t exist.

“While referees are cannon fodder in TV debates and in cafés all over the country, players are praised, even if they play as poorly as they did yesterday. Stupid, but that’s how it is,” he concluded, targeting the players from last Monday’s match, December 22.

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