Referee expert spots mistake in Chaves v Benfica: penalty not given | OneFootball

Benfica returned to competition last night, October 17, after eliminating Chaves from the Taça de Portugal. In a match where there was no VAR, as stated in the regulations, some incidents raised doubts and Pedro Henriques clarifies the situation regarding an alleged penalty in favor of the reds.

In an article published by the newspaper A Bola, the refereeing expert analyzed some of the incidents from the match, which was officiated by David Silva. In a game where VAR was not present, it was up to the referee – who received a score of 5 – to assess the incidents in question in the best way possible.

However, there were moments that were not properly signaled, starting with an occurrence at the 52nd minute: "Aursnes chipped the ball and Kiko Pereira, with his arm raised and his hand at head level, an unnatural position, intercepted it with his left hand at the edge of the area. A direct free kick was not awarded and a yellow card was not shown."

Three minutes later, the Eagles asked for a penalty, however, Pedro Henriques has a different opinion: "There was no foul for a penalty in the incident in the Flaviense area between Tiago Simões and Lukebakio — the Chaves player merely cleared the ball over the goal line when he stretched out his left leg and intercepted the ball with his foot."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.