Benfica hit back at complaint against the club in surprising fashion | OneFootball

Benfica took advantage of a very controversial play in the game against Gil Vicente - which even resulted in a goal for the Barcelos team - to respond to the complaint made against the Club by APAF. The Reds did not hold back and used social media to show the hypocrisy of some decisions by national referees, following the seventh round match of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

"Criteria. APAF", wrote Benfica on social media, sharing images of the poorly judged play by the referee in the match against Gil Vicente, along with the disallowed goal against Rio Ave, for an alleged foul by Nicolás Otamendi on an opposing player.

Several refereeing experts side with Benfica. Jorge Faustino and Marco Ferreira point out a serious error by João Gonçalves, as António Silva was fouled by Pablo, who should have been cautioned, and subsequently, the team from Minho opened the scoring.

What is certain is that, thanks to two goals by Vangelis Pavlidis (18' and 26'), the team led by José Mourinho managed to turn the score around. Currently, Benfica is second in the National Championship, with 17 points. Porto (18) and Sporting (15) complete the podium, both with one game less.

Benfica returns to the field next Tuesday, September 30, at 8:00 PM, at Stamford Bridge, against Chelsea. The match is part of the second round of the Champions League and will be played against the team led by Enzo Maresca.

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