Otamendi penalty? Expert explains Benfica v Sporting trip incident | OneFootball

No infraction was committed by Nicolás Otamendi. The ‘verdict’ is delivered by Pedro Henriques, who considers that the Argentine defender was actually the one fouled by his opponent. In his analysis of the incidents that marked the draw between Benfica and Sporting, the expert believes that Luis Suárez was the one who did not touch the ball.

In his analysis for the newspaper A Bola, Pedro Henriques was quite succinct in his explanation of the incident that happened in the Benfica penalty area, right at the 45th minute. “Otamendi does not trip Luis Suárez, it is the Colombian forward who fails to kick the ball,” he began by stating.

According to the refereeing specialist, the number 97 for Sporting, during the play, ends up hitting the leg of the captain of the reds and whites. “It is with his right foot that he ends up kicking the left leg of the Benfica center-back, who was on the ground,” he added.

“Attacking foul correctly called,” Pedro Henriques finally pointed out, approving the decision made by António Nobre and considering that the Colombian forward committed an infraction against his opponent, and not the other way around, as Sporting insisted.

It is worth remembering that the match between Benfica and Sporting, which took place at Estádio da Luz, ended in a one-all draw.

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