Pedro Sousa shares new details on Mário Branco’s Alverca outburst | OneFootball

The current General Director of professional football at Benfica, Mário Branco, made several comments after the victory of the team against Alverca on August 31. Among them were some criticisms of the refereeing, due to the yellow cards shown throughout the match, which resulted in Dedic's expulsion. Sports commentator Pedro Sousa revealed new information about the case.

“Mário Branco, before making the statement we know, told the referee what he was going to say outside. Mário Branco, before speaking to the media, told José Bessa that he was going to talk outside about the refereeing in those terms,” Pedro Sousa began on the program 'Record na Hora'.

Following this, the sports commentator admitted not knowing José Bessa's reaction, only knowing that the referee recounted the episode to several colleagues: “I have no idea what the referee's reaction was. I know that he (José Bessa) told several people in refereeing that Mário Branco had told him that.”

Regarding how Mário Branco informed José Bessa of what was going to happen, Pedro Sousa stated that no limits were crossed: “He must have said it as a matter of courtesy, I have no idea. It was completely cordial. Mário Branco is a very polite person, and it's not just because he's now at Benfica. It's due to his career, where he came from and where he has reached.”

Finally, the executive director of Correio da Manhã Rádio also emphasized that Mário Branco was cordial with José Bessa, adding that he does not know if the referee included the incident in his match report: “I have to say this because it is strictly true. The tone was cordial and he told the referee before telling the media,” said Pedro Sousa, who, when asked whether this should be in the referee's report, responded: “There are so many things omitted in reports”.

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