Sousa Cintra slams Sporting v Porto ref: blatant penalty ignored | OneFootball

Sousa Cintra, former president of Sporting, criticizes the referee of the Classic against Porto and says the referee influenced the game at Alvalade.

Sporting lost to Porto (2-1) at Alvalade in the fourth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Sousa Cintra, former president of the lions, criticizes João Gonçalves, the referee of the Classic, and mentions a penalty that was not awarded for the lions (Watch the incident HERE).

"The referee influenced the game. Porto has a good team and an excellent coach, but there was a very clear penalty in the first half. The story of the game would have been different, but the referee and VAR did not want to see it, and Sporting was harmed," he stated in an interview with the newspaper 'Record'.

Jaime Marta Soares, former president of the General Assembly of the Alvalade Club, talks about a misleading scoreboard: "The result was unfair. Porto played very well, but despite Sporting not having played a good game and not having drawn when it had everything within its reach, a draw would have been fairer. But the team that scores more goals wins," he said.

Meanwhile, Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos, former leader of CDS-PP, lamented Rui Borges' first defeat in National Championship games for the lions: "Sporting did not deserve to lose against Porto, but the truth is they also did not do enough to justify a victory. It was a good game, played by two great teams, but the team that was happier won," he analyzed.

Before this Classic, Sporting and Porto were tied at the top of the National Championship, with nine points each, just like Moreirense, which had played one more game. A potential victory for Rui Borges' team would have placed the green and white emblem in the isolated lead of the competition.

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