Santa Clara v Sporting ref called incompetent by Rodrigo Roquette | OneFootball

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·5 November 2025

Santa Clara v Sporting ref called incompetent by Rodrigo Roquette

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The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced this Wednesday, November 5th, the refereeing team appointed for the 11th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. João Gonçalves was chosen to officiate the match between Santa Clara and Sporting.

The referee from the Porto Football Association was elected as the main referee for the duel and will have Pedro Ribeiro and Ângelo Carneiro as assistants. The fourth official will be Carlos Macedo, while the VAR will have the contribution of Luís Ferreira. Valdemar Maia will be the AVAR.


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João Gonçalves does not bring good memories to the Alvalade Club fans and has already been criticized by Rodrigo Roquette, who named the referee in question as the most "incompetent" unit of the last Classic between Sporting and Porto, which ended with a victory for the dragons by 2-1.

Sporting thus returns to the field next Saturday, November 8th, against Santa Clara, in a match related to the 11th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Vasco Matos will be played at 8:30 PM, at the Estádio de São Miguel, in Ponta Delgada.

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