Alert! Referee from Sporting’s League Cup exit appointed for Porto clash | OneFootball

The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced the refereeing team appointed for the classic against Porto, for the 21st Round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, which will be led by Luís Godinho, who was present at the elimination of Sporting against V.Guimarães in the League Cup.

The judge from the Évora Football Association will have Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota as assistants. The fourth referee will be Hélder Carvalho, while the VAR for the duel will include the contribution of Tiago Martins and the AVAR will be handled by Pedro Felisberto.

Luís Godinho does not bring good memories to the fans of the Alvalade Club and has already been criticized by Sousa Cintra, after a very controversial draw against Famalicão (2-2) in 2020/21, where the referee disallowed a goal for the lions, which would have given them victory, and expelled members of the leonine team.

Sousa Cintra even stated that the referee seemed to have an “allergy to Sporting” and also suggested that his performance might have been guided by external “interests,” asking the Arbitration Council to take measures against the performance considered incompetent. After the match, Ruben Amorim's expression became famous: "Where one goes, all go."

Before the decisive duel on February 9th, Sporting will take the field again this Thursday, the 5th, against AVS. The match, counting for the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, against the team led by João Henriques, will be played at the José Alvalade Stadium at 8:45 PM.

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