Mourinho tried, but Benfica boss couldn’t stop Mário Branco’s fury | OneFootball

Mário Branco is in trouble and risks a heavy punishment due to his actions. At the end of the Benfica - Casa Pia match, which ended in a draw, the Eagles' General Director was seen threatening the refereeing team, led by Gustavo Correia, and not even José Mourinho managed to 'cool down' his colleague's fury.

According to the newspaper Record, on November 11, the official from the Club of Light, who arrived from Fenerbahçe, risks being suspended for between 15 days and 6 months, for insulting words and threats made to the refereeing team moments after the final whistle at Estádio da Luz.

"Officials who, on the occasion of official matches, threaten members of the refereeing team are punished with a suspension sanction set between a minimum of fifteen days and a maximum of six months," reads point 1 of article 139-A of the Liga de Portugal regulations. In addition, Mário Branco will have to pay a fine ranging from €1,530 to €6,120.

Everything happened at the end of the match, at Estádio da Luz, with Benfica's General Director, having lost his temper, approaching Gustavo Correia, still on the pitch, to protest the decision made by the AF Porto referee, who awarded a penalty against the Glorious for an alleged handball by António Silva.

However, according to the referee's report, Mário Branco continued in the tunnel: "I further inform that he pursued the refereeing team from the pitch exit to the locker room corridor, saying the following words to me: 'You can be sure I’m going to mess you up, mark my words! I’m going to mess you and João Bento up! You’re worth nothing, neither you nor him! F***ing clowns, it’s a disgrace, what you did to us here today was a disgrace.'

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