Marco Silva assistant Ricardo Rocha fined after Porto v Benfica confrontation | OneFootball

Benfica assistant Ricardo Rocha was fined by the Portuguese Football Federation’s Disciplinary Council after his dismissal during the 3-1 defeat at Porto.

According to Glorioso 1904, Rocha was fined 2,040 euros, while Porto team manager Rui Correia received a 570 euro fine.

Referee Miguel Nogueira reported that the pair confronted each other outside the technical areas, and other staff had to intervene to separate them.

In a further note to the case, he said the incident amounted to direct physical confrontation between officials of opposing teams, which justified both red cards.

He added that the words exchanged could not be determined because of the high noise inside Estádio do Dragão at the moment of the altercation.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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