Referee dropped for bias against Sporting to officiate Porto match | OneFootball

The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced this Monday, March 2, the refereeing team appointed for the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals. Cláudio Pereira was chosen to officiate the match between Sporting and Porto.

The referee from the Aveiro Football Association will be assisted by Tiago Costa and Sérgio Jesus, while Hélder Malheiro is the fourth official for the match. Manuel Oliveira has been appointed as the VAR for the game, and Nuno Eiras will contribute as AVAR.

After a poor performance at Estádio José Alvalade, Cláudio Pereira was sidelined by the Arbitration Council for one matchday. The referee will, for the first time in his career, officiate a match between two of Portugal's football giants.

The match, counting for the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, against the team led by Francesco Farioli, will be played at 8:45 p.m. at Estádio José Alvalade.

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