FC Porto’s complaint against Fábio Veríssimo dropped | OneFootball

The Disciplinary Council dismissed two inquiries related to FC Porto. In case no. 14, the club filed a complaint against referee Fábio Veríssimo for alleged threats and persecutory conduct after the match with Arouca: during the Arouca-FC Porto match (09/29/2025), it was reported that the referee made threatening and intimidating remarks in the locker room against the executive manager of professional football, Henrique Monteiro, and omitted these facts in the report; in the FC Porto-SC Braga game (11/02/2025), the Dragons claimed the "realization" of the threats with the expulsion of Henrique Monteiro and accused the referee of falsifying the report by recording insulting expressions that the manager denies having said, namely "The ball didn't go out, it's a shame! Get the hell out of here!" The DC found that the decision to expel came from the 4th referee, Gustavo Correia, as he was closer and heard the words, and found no evidence of intentional alteration of the report or a premeditated persecution plan by the referee or the club. In case no. 11, the interruption of the VAR system during the break of the match with SC Braga was investigated, which left the system inoperable for brief moments and delayed the start of the second half by 45 seconds; CCTV footage did not allow identification of who unplugged the cable, and the DC considered an "accidental disconnection" by third parties plausible, unanimously concluding for dismissal without sanctions due to the absence of disciplinary infraction or organizational failure by the promoting club, FC Porto. It should also be recalled that, in the episode dubbed the 'television case', FC Porto was fined 12,750 euros, a decision the club appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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