Rui Costa challenges referees' council: setback for Benfica | OneFootball

At the end of the Benfica - Gil Vicente match, Rui Costa issued a statement requesting explanations from the FPF Refereeing Council.

Rui Costa did not let João Gonçalves' performance in the Benfica - Gil Vicente match go unpunished. Through a statement, the club from Luz criticized the performance of the referee appointed by the Refereeing Council (CA) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and questioned the consequences.

"Sport Lisboa e Benfica once again challenges the Refereeing Council to standardize the criteria that govern the referees' actions," can be read on the official website of the Reds, who were quite irritated with the performance of the AF Porto referee.

"In the last match against Rio Ave, Benfica had a goal disallowed for an alleged minor foul, with no significance. Today, the first goal by Gil Vicente stemmed from a studs-up challenge to António Silva's Achilles tendon and nothing was called," the Eagles add.

To conclude, the club from Luz poses a question: "What consequences will the Refereeing Council draw from this duality of criteria in just three days? These actions, which have systematically harmed Benfica, cannot continue to go unpunished".

What is certain is that, thanks to two goals from Vangelis Pavlidis (18' and 26'), the team led by José Mourinho managed to turn the score around. At the moment, Benfica is second in the National Championship, with 17 points.

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