Benfica and Dr Rola miss Toni Silva’s tug on Deniz Gul | OneFootball

It was on BTV, Benfica's official channel, that the Eagles did the math and analyzed what José Mourinho, in the press conference previewing the match against Gil Vicente, presented as the «real championship» and the «virtual championship» based on the analysis of refereeing in the Primeira Liga matches.

«Regarding the standings, there is a real one and a virtual one. If we look at the points from what has happened, we know that the real one would be quite different», José Mourinho had said, it should be recalled, in the preview of the match.

In the calculations presented by Benfica, carried out by António Rola, a “specialist” in refereeing on BTV, the Eagles were directly disadvantaged in three games, resulting in the loss of three points. Conversely, FC Porto was favored in one game, the last one against Arouca as the Eagles had already highlighted in a statement, and Sporting in three.

According to Benfica's calculations, these refereeing errors translate into a different virtual standings. In this, the Eagles would be temporarily behind FC Porto in the table, but with the possibility of overtaking in case of a victory against Gil Vicente. Overall, in this championship, FC Porto would have two fewer points, Sporting six fewer points, and Benfica six more.

Curiously, Benfica's virtual tables forgot instances where they were favored, such as the blatant penalty not awarded in favor of FC Porto in the match against... Benfica, where the score was 0-0 and where António Silva blatantly held Deniz Gul.

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