Pedro Henriques on Benfica–Leverkusen: Clear penalty not given | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques believes that a penalty in favor of the Reds was missed in the Benfica – Leverkusen match. In the opinion of the former referee, the incident between Tapsoba and Leandro Barreiro in the 56th minute should have been evaluated differently by Simone Sozza, agreeing with José Mourinho.

“Tapsoba knows that Leandro Barreiro is approaching from the left and deliberately extends his arm in that direction, in a position that is neither natural nor normal to intercept the crossed ball,” Pedro Henriques, former referee, began by saying in statements to the newspaper A Bola.

“[Tapsoba] actually ended up putting his arm, after hitting Barreiro’s face, on Leandro Barreiro’s shoulder, preventing him from jumping to contest the ball. A penalty kick that was not awarded in favor of the Reds,” added Pedro Henriques, analyzing the controversial incident in Benfica – Leverkusen.

“Tapsoba has his left arm extended parallel to the ground, in a position that is not at all natural for approaching the play, and ends up moving it. Not only does he touch Leandro Barreiro’s face, but he also prevents him from jumping for the ball,” Pedro Henriques concluded, arguing that Benfica was harmed against Leverkusen.

Liga Portugal Betclic. Next Sunday, at 8:30 pm, José Mourinho’s team will host Casa Pia at Estádio da Luz. The match is part of the 11th round of the National Championship.

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