Sporting get big CD boost after Porto complaint over Luis Suárez | OneFootball

Sporting received updates regarding the disciplinary proceedings involving Luis Suárez, following a complaint filed by Porto after a gesture which, in the blue-and-white club’s view, is associated with "theft", as well as an alleged assault on Jan Bednarek during the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final.

, considering that certain incidents had already been assessed by the refereeing team during the match in the premier cup competition.

The decision was based on the principle of the "field of play doctrine", which prevents disciplinary reassessment when situations were observed and judged by the refereeing team in the context of the game. Luis Suárez is now involved in another controversy.

Even so, the case is not entirely closed, since the controversial gesture made by Luis Suárez will continue to be analysed separately, keeping the matter open for a new decision that could result in punishment for the Colombian striker.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at 28 million euros – has played 42 matches: 25 in Liga Portugal Betclic, ten in the Champions League, five in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup and another in the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup. In the 3,403 minutes he has been on the pitch, the centre-forward has scored 33 goals and provided five assists.

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