Sporting-Benfica: should Luis Suárez’s penalty be retaken? | OneFootball

One of the moments that defined Sporting’s defeat against Benfica (2-1) in matchday 30 of the Liga Portugal Betclic was the penalty missed by Luis Suárez just 19 minutes into the game. Not only was the Colombian international’s finish poor, but above all the fact that Schjelderup entered the box before the shot was taken is a matter of controversy.

Even so, the experts believe there was no reason for João Pinheiro to order the penalty to be retaken. "At the moment the penalty was taken, Schjelderup entered the box too early, but by playing the ball he did not prevent an opponent from scoring or creating a chance. No retake of the penalty," said Jorge Faustino.

Marco Ferreira also agreed with his fellow pundit in the newspaper Record: "Penalty taken and Schjelderup, already inside the box, kicking the ball after Trubin’s save. With no opposing player challenging for it. Good decision".

With this defeat — the eighth in 49 matches this season — Rui Borges’ side remain on 71 points and drop to third place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (79) are top (with one more match played). Benfica are second with 72, also with a game in hand.

The green-and-white club return to action next Wednesday, April 22, against Porto. The match, the second leg of the Taça de Portugal semi-finals, against the side managed by Francesco Farioli, will be played at the Estádio do Dragão at 8:45 pm.

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