Mourinho slams refereeing, calls Sporting player untouchable | OneFootball

José Mourinho made some remarks about António Nobre’s performance and complained about Morten Hjulmand, Sporting’s captain. The Eagles and the Lions drew 1-1 last Friday, December 5th, in the derby for the 13th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, and the Benfica coach did not spare the green and white player in the press conference.

“A referee who made few mistakes. He didn’t even make any decisive mistakes. He made mistakes in the criteria for yellow cards. I’m not talking about Prestianni, because that could have been a red card. But when it comes to yellow cards, as I was already expecting, there’s a Sporting player who is untouchable,” José Mourinho began by saying.

Without revealing the name, the Benfica coach continued: “He controls the game, commits whatever fouls he wants, and once again leaves the game without a yellow card. When it comes to that player, there’s a double standard. The referee? I even joked with him and told him he could walk down the street and no one would bother him.”

Later, he was asked about that card to Prestianni, and once again spoke about Morten Hjulmand: “And in a match against great players and a fresh team… Sporting brings on Quenda, Alisson, Ioannidis, brings on all the fresh guys, in a game where Benfica is close to winning, can’t afford to lose.”

“In a counter-attack situation, Prestianni commits the foul, not with the intention to injure. The Sporting captain commits an identical foul in the first half, the only difference is that he grabs, doesn’t injure, but grabs with the same intention, to stop a counter-attack. This isn’t the card I condemn,” concluded José Mourinho, reflecting on Benfica - Sporting.

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