Santa Clara owner announces measures after match against Sporting | OneFootball

The owner of Santa Clara announced, through his social media, that the Azorean club will request the VAR audio regarding the penalty incident involving Morten Hjulmand, which led the match against Sporting in the Portuguese Cup to extra time, with Sporting eventually winning 3-2.

In a story shared on Instagram, the main shareholder of Santa Clara's SAD, Bruno Vicintin, says he wants to hear the audio and understand the reason for the more than 10-minute delay in the decision by João Casegas (VAR) and João Pinheiro (main referee): "We asked to hear the VAR audios. We want to understand why the VAR (and by protocol it should only act with certainty of the incident) [acted] and why there was a delay of more than 10 minutes. A fact I have never witnessed in world football."

In the same post, Vicintin also questions the offside line technology, revealing that it was unofficially disclosed to Santa Clara that it did not work: "We hope this is not the case because if a decision is made based on technology that was not presented, it could even be a legal error and, in my opinion, lead to the annulment of the match, if that is the case."

Additionally, Santa Clara will also request the annulment of Paulo Victor's expulsion, something that preceded the penalty incident for Sporting and left the Azoreans with only ten players in extra time: "The images clearly show that he did not even participate in the incident, and it is alarming that the VAR did not call for a review. We hope that justice is served and that we are not further disadvantaged."

In conclusion, Bruno Vicintin assures that he continues to trust the integrity of everyone involved in Portuguese football, but asks that these issues be analyzed: "May Santa Clara not be helped, but never harmed as it was."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.