António Silva penalty in Arouca v Benfica? Faustino explains | OneFootball

The penalty awarded against Benfica, for a handball by António Silva, was correctly given. However, Jorge Faustino, a refereeing expert, assures that a penalty should also have been awarded against Arouca, for a foul on Vangelis Pavlidis in the 17th minute of the match.

"Barbero's header sent the ball to António Silva's right hand, who had his arm outstretched and raised, increasing his body volume in a risky position. Good intervention by VAR. Penalty correctly awarded," the expert stated in comments to the newspaper Record.

"The defender had his arm out, increasing his body volume, and intercepted the ball heading towards the goal. Penalty correctly given after a good intervention by VAR," agreed Marco Ferreira, when analyzing António Silva's incident in the Benfica penalty area.

"Fontán pulled Pavlidis by the shoulder area, thus managing to get in front of the Benfica attacker to make a clearance from Schjelderup's cross. Penalty not awarded," pointed out Jorge Faustino, admitting that a clear penalty was missed in favor of the Eagles in the 17th minute.

"Trezza and Dedic were grabbing each other intensely, almost to the point of violence. The referee felt that the actions of both (or perhaps words exchanged?) justified the showing of a red card. He made the right call," concluded Jorge Faustino, analyzing Dedic's sending off after the 2-1.

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