Gaspar Ramos blames Rui Costa in Porto-Benfica: “Another poor act” | OneFootball

Rui Costa did not hide his dissatisfaction with Miguel Nogueira’s refereeing after Benfica’s 3-1 defeat to Porto at the Estádio do Dragão. The Benfica president pointed to an alleged "double standard". These statements are now being criticized by Gaspar Ramos.

"President Rui Costa once again had an unfortunate attitude, because he did not need to comment on the refereeing of the match, much less on this refereeing. Because, deep down, we are making ourselves smaller in front of the opponent. Benfica have a squad with enough quality to win the game, and it was only the fact that we had a player who lost his head that left us exposed. Otherwise, we would have continued to assert our superiority, because we have a better squad," said the Eagles’ former vice-president in an interview with Desporto ao Minuto.

The former Benfica official called Clément Lenglet’s behavior "childish." "Either team could have won the game. I think Benfica were negatively affected by Lenglet’s attitude. He didn’t even remember that he already had a yellow card and acted like that when he was supposed to be a mature individual, as I think that was Benfica’s concern, to sign a center-back with a different level of maturity. And in the end, he turned out to be even more childish than some of the players already there. So, first of all, we have to complain about our own player’s attitude", he said.

Gaspar Ramos believes Benfica would have won if it had stayed 11 vs 11. "If it hadn’t been for that, Benfica probably would have won the game. Even though Porto’s style of play is not easy to deal with. But Benfica have a better squad, and so I am convinced that, even from the way the game was going, we were capable of winning the match," he continued.

As for the possibility that the title race may now be more complicated, the former Glorioso official does not believe that is the current situation. "It is still very early. A lot of things will happen. And so, if Benfica maintain a level above what was normal last year, practically with these same players, but with Prestianni reaching very high levels, helping the team move forward and create the imbalances that then, if he does not score, his teammates do, certainly, we will be able to achieve our objectives", he concluded.

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