Miguel Nogueira's record with FC Porto and Benfica: VAR down, cards missed | OneFootball

Miguel Nogueira has been appointed to officiate the Clássico between FC Porto and Benfica, scheduled for Sunday at 8:30pm. If the match does not end in a draw, it will be the first time the referee from the Lisbon Football Association is present for a defeat of either club.

At 32, the referee has never overseen a match in which FC Porto or Benfica ended up losing, although some of the games he has officiated have been associated with controversial moments.

The mobile phone that replaced VAR

Of the 11 FC Porto matches officiated by Miguel Nogueira, the Dragons won seven and drew four. The draws came against Mafra (2-2) in the Allianz Cup in 2022, Arouca (1-1) in the league in 2023, Benfica (0-0) in last season’s league campaign, and Sporting (0-0) in the second leg of the semi-finals of the last Portuguese Cup, a result that led to the elimination of the blue and whites.

The match against Arouca was particularly marked by controversy. With FC Porto losing at home, Miguel Nogueira awarded a penalty to the Dragons following a foul on Mehdi Taremi. The referee was called by VAR to review the incident, but was unable to do so due to a system failure. With the technology unavailable, he contacted his colleagues by mobile phone and ended up changing the decision he had made on the pitch.

The interruption forced the addition of 17 minutes of stoppage time. After that, the referee again awarded a penalty to FC Porto, which Galeno missed. Even so, the Dragons managed to equalise thanks to a goal by Evanilson in the 90+19th minute.

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