Referee peer slams Luís Godinho after Fama-Sporting: clear blunder | OneFootball

Luís Godinho and VAR Bruno Esteves’ performance in the draw between Famalicão and Sporting (1-1) was given a rating of 2 by Tiago Antunes, who believes a penalty in favor of the Lions was not awarded in an incident that took place in the 7th minute.

The Renascença commentator believes the refereeing team made a mistake in a situation where the decision should have been clear. "In the incident that should have been the easiest to get right, it was the one where the referee and the VAR failed," said the former referee.

The incident happened when Rodrigo Pinheiro tried to stop Maxi Araújo from continuing inside the Famalicão penalty area. According to the expert, the Minho player failed to touch the ball before sliding in and hitting Sporting’s Uruguayan defender, causing him to fall.

"The doubt was whether the Famalicão player had managed to touch the ball out for a corner, but he didn’t, not even close. There was no contact at all with the ball by Rodrigo Pinheiro, who slid in and brought down Maxi Araújo. A penalty for Sporting was not awarded. Luís Godinho was badly positioned and remained far too static, and his view was then blocked by two players," he analyzed.

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