Faustino and Ferreira hit back at Mourinho after Moreirense v Benfica | OneFootball

Controversy erupted after Benfica’s rout in Moreira de Cónegos. Contrary to the strong conviction from the Reds, Jorge Faustino and Marco Ferreira, in statements to the newspaper Record, analyzed the incident between Pavlidis and Gilberto Batista and saw no reason to award a penalty. The two former referees thus contradict the thesis defended, for example, by Pedro Henriques.

Jorge Faustino was very hesitant in his analysis of the moment that occurred in the third minute. The former referee admitted that the defender “did not play the ball,” but there were “many doubts” about whether the contact was enough to bring down the attacker. Without clear images from the television broadcast, the expert chose to give the “benefit of the doubt.”

Marco Ferreira, on the other hand, was more assertive in his assessment, considering that there was no infraction in Moreirense’s penalty area. For this analyst, the Greek forward “pushed the ball forward and fell, taking advantage of the planted foot of defender” Gilberto Batista. The decision to let play continue was thus classified as a “good decision.”

These technical opinions are in direct opposition to the statements of José Mourinho, who called for an obvious maximum penalty. The Eagles’ coach stated that it was one of those incidents “that can decide games,” with Benfica itself posting the video on social media to denounce the refereeing team’s mistake.

Unanimity is far from being reached among the national specialized critics. Pedro Henriques, one of the most respected experts in the field, had a completely different reading from his professional colleagues. The former referee insisted that there was an obvious foul and harshly criticized VAR for not overturning the initial decision.

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