Portal dos Dragões
·31 October 2025
No bans in the derby: Pavlidis escapes punishment for violent conduct

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·31 October 2025

The Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) decided to archive the disciplinary process initiated against the player Pavlidis from Benfica, related to the classic match played on October 5th, at the Estádio do Dragão, which ended in a goalless draw and was part of the 8th round of the I Liga.
FC Porto was the first to file a complaint, accusing Pavlidis of elbowing Gabri Veiga in the initial moments of the match. However, the complaint from Porto did not proceed, with the CD considering that there is not enough evidence to impose any sanction on the Greek forward.
The ruling, dated October 23rd, confirms that the referees and video referees of the match were heard, without any new elements from their statements justifying a punishment.
The Commission of Instructors of Liga Portugal had already recommended the archiving of the process, a decision now validated by the disciplinary body of the FPF.
Even so, FC Porto retains the possibility of appealing to the Council of Justice or to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), should they choose to do so.
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