Villas-Boas leads Porto in talks with referees' committee today | OneFootball

A delegation from FC Porto, led by president André Villas-Boas, will visit the headquarters of the Refereeing Council this Tuesday for a meeting with the body headed by Luciano Gonçalves. The Dragons had requested this meeting on November 1st with the aim of reiterating “their indignation with the direction of this first third of the competition and their willingness to seek ways to strengthen and protect the quality and independence of refereeing in Portugal.”

This initiative was announced in the statement released following the disciplinary proceedings opened against FC Porto due to referee Fábio Veríssimo’s reports regarding the images of the disallowed goal by Froholdt, which were allegedly played on loop on the dressing room television. In the club’s view, serious problems persist in refereeing in Portugal—namely, double standards, lack of consistency in decisions, and ongoing pressure before and after matches by direct and indirect participants—and this is what will be presented to Luciano Gonçalves.

In addition to Villas-Boas, according to Portal dos Dragões, Tiago Madureira, responsible for all sporting operations, and Bertino Miranda, who this season took on the role of advisor and trainer in the area of refereeing and the laws of the game, will also be present.

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