Penalty in Rio Ave v Benfica? Marco Ferreira explains all | OneFootball

The doubts are cleared: there was no penalty left uncalled in favor of Benfica. At the end of the match, where the Eagles won 2-0, there was uncertainty whether the penalty called and then overturned by VAR was correctly judged, and in Marco Ferreira's opinion, it was a well-executed intervention.

"An incident in the Rio Ave area, with Dedic and Athanasiou contesting the position, with the defender falling and unintentionally touching the ball with his arm due to imbalance. The referee called a penalty, rightly overturned after VAR intervention", stated Marco Ferreira, in comments to the newspaper Record, regarding the penalty in favor of Benfica.

This analysis was also shared by his colleague Jorge Faustino, who noted the involuntary touch by the Vila do Conde defender: "Nikos lost balance while chasing Dedic, falling on the ball when the Benfica player left it behind. Touches with both hands on the ball, supporting the fall. No penalty".

Rio Ave also appealed for a penalty, however, Marco Ferreira argues it was well judged: "An incident in the Benfica area, with Spikic contesting the ball with Dahl, ending up falling without any infraction. The forward lost balance after missing the ball. Good decision".

Jorge Faustino maintains that the incident was not clear-cut and, therefore, was well handled by Cláudio Pereira: "Normal contact without any trip or illegal charge by Dahl on Francisco Petrasso. No reason for a penalty. Good decision".

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