João Gonçalves under fire after handing win to Benfica’s rivals | OneFootball

João Gonçalves will be punished by the Refereeing Council of the Portuguese Football Federation, due to his mistake in the Santa Clara - Sporting match, which ended up giving victory to the Lions. After Benfica’s complaint, the body that oversees national football has already decided that it will not let the situation go unpunished.

Santa Clara and Sporting were tied at one goal each in the final moments of the match, which took place last Saturday, November 8, in the Azores. Geovany Quenda mishit the ball while trying to cross into the opposing area, and the ball went out over the goal line. However, the linesman and the main referee awarded a corner to the Lions, who scored the winning goal from that play.

According to the newspaper Record, this mistake by João Gonçalves and Ângelo Carneiro created immense discomfort within the Refereeing Council of the FPF, which is not willing to tolerate these types of situations that keep happening in Portuguese football.

Therefore, the same national newspaper writes, a punishment is being prepared for the main referee and the linesman of the Santa Clara - Sporting match. The Refereeing Council of the FPF is expected to remove both referees from any games in the upcoming rounds of Portuguese football.

It is worth recalling that Benfica reacted to the incident just minutes after the end of the match: "A goal kick turned into a corner, a colossal, laughable error by the referee and assistant. Another 2 points that Sporting wins thanks to refereeing mistakes. 2 extra points in the standings, which they shouldn’t have. There must be consequences or Portuguese football will lose all of its credibility for good."

Check here the replay of the controversial incident that marked the Santa Clara - Sporting match:

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