Sousa Cintra outraged by Sporting refereeing: It was dreadful | OneFootball

Sporting’s 1-1 draw against AVS SAD last Sunday, April 27, sparked strong discontent among well-known figures in the Sporting world, mainly due to the refereeing and its impact on the race for second place.

Sousa Cintra, the club’s former president, was direct in his criticism: “The refereeing was terrible. A penalty that was a penalty wasn’t given. One that wasn’t, was given. Sporting had many chances, the result was unfair and the refereeing was to blame. They did everything to make us drop points.”

Sporting did everything to win, but lacked luck. They played better, but couldn’t win. They had more chances, but couldn’t score. Maybe with that penalty, the game would have been over. It was a penalty.”

Rita Garcia Pereira also pointed the finger at the refereeing: “An unnecessary draw, helped by the refereeing, because of the penalty that wasn’t given. It’s a very unsatisfactory result, there’s no point in whitewashing it. Sporting always, but not like this.”

With this draw – the ninth in 51 matches this season –, Rui Borges’ side have 72 points and remain in third place in the standings. Porto (82) are in first place (with one more game played). Benfica are second with 75, also having played one more match.

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