Referee debuts in Benfica v Rio Ave, Eagles face uncertainty | OneFootball

Benfica will host Rio Ave next Tuesday, September 23rd, in what will be the rescheduled match of the first round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Due to the Eagles' participation in the Champions League qualifying phase, the match had to be postponed, and on the eve of the game, the refereeing team chosen for the clash is already known.

According to the appointment made by the Refereeing Council of the FPF, Sérgio Guelho will be the main referee for the match between the Eagles and the Vila do Conde team. Although this is the fifth match that the AF Guarda referee officiates this season in the Liga Portugal, it will be his absolute debut refereeing a Benfica match.

, in the third round of the National Championship, which ended in a home victory for the blue and white team by 4-0.

In his debut at the Estádio da Luz refereeing a Benfica match, Sérgio Guelho will have Carlos Campos and Nélson Cunha as assistants. Diogo Araújo was selected for the position of fourth referee, and Pedro Ferreira will be in charge of the VAR.

The Benfica – Rio Ave match will be played tomorrow at 8:15 PM at the Estádio da Luz, and it pertains to the first round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. After the triumph at AFS's ground, José Mourinho's team occupies the second place in the National Championship, with 13 points in five matches (four wins and one draw).

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