Jorge Faustino confirms: Luís Godinho favoured the Lions at Estoril 🦁 | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Estoril 1-0. The Lions' goal was scored by Luis Suárez and wrongly validated by Luís Godinho, since Pote was in an offside position – and Benfica has already reacted. Shortly after, a penalty in favor of the Canaries was not awarded, with both incidents confirmed by Jorge Faustino.

"Between Suárez's shot and the goal, there was a brief moment when the ball was ‘hidden’ by Pote's body, who was in an offside position. Unless clarified otherwise, it should have been penalized," said Jorge Faustino, a refereeing expert, to the newspaper Record.

As for the incident in Sporting's box, Jorge Faustino stated: "Using your arms for elevation is a natural gesture. Clenching the fist, tucking in the arm, and throwing the elbow back was not a natural jumping action. Penalty not awarded in a difficult-to-spot incident."

At the moment, Benfica occupies third place in Liga Portugal Betclic, with 17 points. Sporting and Porto (18) share the lead, with the Dragons – the Eagles' next opponent in the league – having one game in hand.

Benfica will be back on the pitch next Tuesday, September 30, at 8:00 p.m., at Stamford Bridge, against Chelsea. The match is part of the second round of the Champions League and will be played against the team led by Enzo Maresca.

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