Experts (almost) unanimous on phantom penalty in Santa Clara v Sporting | OneFootball

The phantom penalty in the Santa Clara – Sporting match continues to generate a lot of discussion, and the refereeing experts are almost unanimous in their analysis of the incident. Of the seven former referees, five (Pedro Henriques, Marco Ferreira, Jorge Faustino, Marco Pina, and José Leirós) believe the decision was wrong, while two (Jorge Coroado and Fortunato Azevedo) applaud João Pinheiro and the VAR.

Pedro Henriques, Marco Ferreira, Jorge Faustino, and Marco Pina argue that the penalty was wrongly awarded

In the newspaper A Bola, Pedro Henriques was very clear: “There is contact from the left hand on Hjulmand’s neck and face, but it happens during the jump, up close, normal for the movement, without intensity or consequence, meaning, there is absolutely no reason for an infraction. A wrongly awarded penalty kick with shared responsibility between the VAR and the referee.”

The experts from the newspaper Record – Marco Ferreira and Jorge Faustino – also believe there was no reason to award a penalty for the foul on Morten Hjulmand. As for the Media Livre group, Marco Pina, on CMTV, shared the same opinion.

Jorge Coroado and Fortunato Azevedo applaud João Pinheiro’s decision

Meanwhile, in the newspaper O Jogo, José Leirós is the only one who argues that João Pinheiro and the VAR made a mistake by awarding the penalty in the Santa Clara – Sporting match. Jorge Coroado and Fortunato Azevedo go against the tide and defend that the refereeing team’s decision was correct.

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