Benfica fined over post criticising refereeing in derby against Sporting | OneFootball

The Disciplinary Council (DC) of the FPF condemned Benfica to pay a fine of 918 euros due to a post on X after the draw (1-1) recorded in the women's football derby with Sporting, held in Alvalade on December 21 of last year. "Once again. Even in women's football," wrote the team, blaming the refereeing for the draw against the lionesses, also provoking a reaction from Ivan Baptista.

"Two points lost by Sport Lisboa e Benfica due to refereeing errors. Once again. Even in women's football! A wrongly disallowed goal for Benfica, with the images clearly showing there was no offside and the VAR lines being placed incorrectly," could be read in the post shared at the time.

Sporting escapes another defeat with the help of refereeing," the Club emphasized.

As a consequence, an appeal was made by the team's structure. "It is necessary for those who manage Portuguese football to take responsibility once and for all and act. They are completely discrediting the football industry in Portugal."

"A game that should have ended with a 2-0 victory for Benfica ends in a draw. A game that would have left Benfica 8 points ahead in the championship," was stated in the mentioned post. It should be noted that the DC initiated a disciplinary process following the participation of the Refereeing Council. Ana Afonso.

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