FC Porto slam José Bessa refereeing v Casa Pia: “Countless obstacles” | OneFootball

FC Porto expressed its displeasure with the work of the refereeing team led by José Bessa in the match this Saturday against Casa Pia, played in Rio Maior.

In the match report published on the official website, the Dragons began by highlighting: “Not even the numerous obstacles encountered in Rio Maior prevented the National Champions from claiming their sixth victory in as many rounds.”

The Porto club then referred to some specific incidents: “(…) the Polish centre-back [Bednarek] came close to scoring right at the start, after a cross from Gabri Veiga and before being punched in the head by the home team’s goalkeeper.”

The criticism continued with another episode: “In the 13th minute, David Sousa handled the ball inside his own penalty area, but José Bessa gave nothing, and Casa Pia still benefited from a penalty for an alleged foul by Pablo Rosario.”

The refereeing team, which included Rui Costa on VAR, was once again targeted by the Dragons: “Before half-time, the Portuguese international striker [André Silva] was violently struck in the face by Khaly, but the refereeing team once again turned a blind eye. After yet another couple of bizarre decisions at the start of the second half…”, they wrote, before making one final criticism.

“Whatever happens in the remaining seven matches of the sixth round, the Dragons will go into the clássico against Benfica (20 September, 8:30 pm) alone at the top of the table,” they concluded.

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