Jaime Cancella de Abreu's flimsy excuse if Sporting beat Benfica | OneFootball

Jaime Cancella de Abreu has already made an excuse before the Benfica - Sporting match and says that António Nobre awards many penalties against the eagles. The commentator expressed total indignation with the decision of the Portuguese Football Federation's Refereeing Council to appoint the referee for the derby.

“It's a lack of common sense or, worse, a 'provocation'. How could they appoint Nobre?” he questioned on social media. The fan talked about the referee's recent history in matches involving the reds and highlighted that António Nobre awarded three penalties against Benfica in the league last season. However, the VAR overturned two of them.

Jaime Cancella de Abreu concluded that the choice of António Nobre can only be explained in two ways. And both are negative for the Refereeing Council: “Either the Refereeing Council has lost the minimum of common sense or it is indeed a provocation. Or rather: both!”

António Nobre was chosen by the Portuguese Football Federation's Refereeing Council to be the main referee for the Benfica - Sporting match. The decision goes against the opinion of experts, who pointed to João Pinheiro as the big favorite for the major game of the 13th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

Meanwhile, Paulo Andrade considers that constantly talking about referees is “terrible” and will lead Sporting's rivals nowhere. The former director of the lions expressed his concern about the “pressure” climate that, according to him, Portuguese refereeing is currently facing (Learn more HERE).

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