Rui Mónica out as fourth official for Estrela-Moreirense after Porto complaints | OneFootball

The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has replaced Rui Mónica with Rui Madeira as the fourth official for the Estrela da Amadora–Moreirense match, corresponding to the 15th round of the League.

The change was published on the FPF website at 4:00 p.m. this Thursday, one day after the initial appointment of the team, with Rui Madeira joining the team led by referee Cláudio Pereira and assistants Tiago Costa and Sérgio Jesus; Luís Ferreira remains in the VAR and Valdemar Maia as AVAR.

This change comes a day after Rui Mónica’s performance in FC Porto’s 2-1 defeat against Sporting de Braga, in the 15th round of the National Junior Championship, which prompted several complaints from the blue and whites.

Among the disputed incidents was a goal awarded to Sp. Braga in which, according to television footage, the ball apparently did not cross the goal line.

Estrela–Moreirense is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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