Pedro Henriques backs Hélder Malheiro's call in Farense v Benfica | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques argues that Gianluca Prestianni was fouled in the free kick that led to Benfica’s first goal against Farense. In his analysis of Hélder Malheiro’s performance, the former referee notes, however, that the official made a mistake by not showing a red card to Franco Romero for a foul on Franjo Ivanovic, agreeing with Marco Ferreira.

“Even though Prestianni grabbed his face, where there was no contact, there was a foul in the play that led to the free kick from which the goal was scored. The defender stretched out his right arm and touched the left arm, thus preventing the Argentine from turning,” says Pedro Henriques, clarifying that the refereeing team’s decision to call a foul was the correct one.

Regarding the penalty, his opinion was in favor of the match official: “The referee, well positioned and facing the play, correctly awarded the penalty; Lucas D`Agrella did not stop his movement and ended up touching and tripping the legs of Andreas Schjelderup in a reckless challenge.”

In the disciplinary chapter, Pedro Henriques pointed out a serious error: “The foul by Franco Romero on Franjo Ivanovic did exist and was outside the box. The referee made a mistake in his decision and the VAR was right. It was a clear goal-scoring opportunity that was denied and should have been punished with a red card.”

Finally, the expert validated the annulment of the Farense goal: “It was the VAR who called the referee to disallow the goal by the Algarve side, because clearly and obviously, Geovanny, with his left arm, pushed António Silva as he was about to jump, thus taking him out of the play and making it impossible for him to intercept the ball.”

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