Jorge Amaral: Benfica should stop blaming refs, points to culprit | OneFootball

Jorge Amaral criticizes Benfica's complaints about refereeing and reminds that the Eagles have “zero points” in the Champions. The former Porto footballer considered that the situation faced by the Clube da Luz cannot be justified solely by the referees' mistakes and blames José Mourinho.

“It's not the refereeing, it's much more than that,” said the former player of the blues and whites, in statements on CMTV. In this regard, the commentator argues that the problems go beyond the issue of refereeing: “In this specific case of Benfica, we cannot hide something that the reality is not. It's not the refereeing. It's much more than the refereeing. But really much more,” he stated.

For Jorge Amaral, the complaints only serve to divert attention from the poor results, especially in the Champions League, where Benfica has played four games and has zero points: “Don't tell me that in the Champions League they were also harmed by the refereeing. They have four games and zero points. Were the referees to blame as well?” he questioned.

“The coach has to take responsibility,” he emphasized, expecting José Mourinho to take some blame for the situation Benfica is facing: “Doesn't the coach have to take responsibility in all of this? And that's what I don't find correct,” stressed Jorge Amaral, in a message to the Benfica coach.

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