João Diogo Manteigas opposes certain referee for Sporting matches | OneFootball

João Diogo Manteigas, a candidate for the presidency of Benfica, says he doesn't want Luís Godinho to referee Sporting's games. The lawyer commented on the match between Estoril and the lions (which ended with a victory for the Alvalade Club by 1-0) and leveled harsh criticism at the referee's performance.

"Luís Godinho cannot referee a Sporting game again after the Portuguese Cup. Benfica must have institutional weight and prevent this from happening. It has to be in the League and in the Federation overseeing. Instead, it prefers to issue statements", said the jurist in an interview with CMTV.

Contrary to João Diogo Manteigas' opinion, Iturralde González, former international referee, analyzed the controversial plays of the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The former judge states that, in the goal play by Luis Suárez, there is no irregularity, as well as in the possible penalty play between Maxi Araújo and Felix Bacher.

"Pote, stops the movement, that is, not only does he not go for the ball, but he doesn't even move. Therefore, he does not interfere with the goalkeeper's vision", said Iturralde about the goal play, then speaking about the play with Maxi Araújo: "For me there is no penalty because it is the Estoril player who invades the space of the Sporting defender. Maxi Araújo is already in the air, his arm does not move at any moment in search of contact and it is the Estoril player who invades the defender's space", he pointed out (Find out more HERE).

The match, counting for the second round of the Champions League, against the team led by Antonio Conte, will be played at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, at 8:00 PM.

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