Jorge Coroado says Porto player should've seen a straight red at 0-0 | OneFootball

The refereeing in the match between Porto and Moreirense is generating major controversy and backlash in Portuguese football. The analysis by the sports press experts was unanimous in pointing to serious mistakes in the work of referee António Nobre - the same one from last season’s Sporting - Vitória- and the VAR team.

The most controversial incident of the match took place in the 17th minute of the first half on the pitch at the Estádio do Dragão. The forward William Gomes.

Jorge Coroado, a former Portuguese referee, considered the Porto player’s challenge to be violent conduct and stated that the Brazilian player should have been sent off. The former official stressed that the deliberate use of the left elbow warranted an immediate straight red card.

The other analysts on the O JOGO newspaper panel also felt there had been a wrong decision by the on-field refereeing team, but with a less severe punishment. José Leirós and Fortunato Azevedo agreed that the incident was overlooked when it required a free-kick and the corresponding yellow card.

António Nobre’s failure to impose any disciplinary sanction ended up sparing the Porto player from punishment in the first half. Video assistant referee Bruno Esteves once again came under heavy criticism for not intervening in an incident considered to be violent conduct.

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