Pedro Henriques clears up Maxi controversy in Famalicão-Sporting | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques analyzed the main controversial incidents from Famalicão - Sporting and believes that Luís Godinhomade a mistake by not awarding a penalty to the Lions at the start of the match, after Maxi Araújo was brought down in the Minho side’s penalty area.

The incident happened in the 7th minute, when Rodrigo Pinheiro made contact with the winger inside the box. According to the expert, the Minho defender caught the Sporting player on the ankle and ended up causing him to fall, so VAR should have recommended a review of the play.

"Rodrigo Pinheiro, already inside the penalty area, makes two touches with his right foot on Maxi Araújo’s ankle. There was cause and effect. In other words, he tripped him and in doing so brought down the Lions’ Uruguayan defender. VAR should have called the referee to the monitor. A clear and obvious penalty," he wrote in the newspaper 'A Bola'.

In the 78th minute, Pedro Henriques analyzed a sequence of three contacts inside the penalty area and considered the refereeing team’s decision to be correct. First, he believed Suárez did not commit a foul on Peña, since he touched the ball, and he also dismissed any infringement by Irankunda on Bondo, while also stating that the Angolan committed a foul on Fotis Ioannidis.

"Three moments to analyze: Suárez does not foul Peña, he touches the ball with his left foot; then there is no push by Irankunda on Bondo, who falls because he trips over the Sporting player; and finally Bondo steps on Ioannidis with his right foot. The final decision was correct."

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