FPF announces verdict on Mourinho, Rui Costa after Braga v Benfica | OneFootball

The Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation has decided to close the cases. According to what has been determined, the entity responsible for imposing sanctions in Portuguese football has chosen not to proceed with any punishment for José Mourinho and Rui Costa, following the statements made by both individuals at the end of the match between Braga and Benfica.

The cases in question were initiated after the criticism that the coach and the President of the Eagles made regarding the refereeing of João Gonçalves in the last Liga Portugal Betclic match in 2025, which ended in a draw, surrounded by controversy, between the Eagles and the Minho side.

In José Mourinho’s case, the process refers to the ironic remarks made by the Special One, in which he claimed that Benfica had won the match, referencing the goal disallowed by the refereeing team, which was valid, and would have given the Eagles a 3-2 victory.

As for Rui Costa, the president of the Clube da Luz took a more direct approach, directly targeting Tiago Martins, the VAR for the match. In response to journalists, the official compared the referee’s decision to call a non-existent foul to his previous decision in the Portuguese Cup, when he ignored Matheus Reis’s stamp on Andrea Belotti.

This would be the first of two matches where the refereeing would come under fire. A few days later, Benfica faced Braga again, this time falling in the League Cup. However, João Pinheiro’s performance in the semi-final proved to be highly unsatisfactory due to the several mistakes he made.

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