Fábio Veríssimo appointed for Moreirense v Benfica amid poor Benfica run under his watch | OneFootball

On Monday the Portuguese federation’s refereeing committee appointed Fábio Veríssimo to Moreirense v Benfica, the Liga Portugal Betclic matchday 3 fixture in arrears. Kick-off is 20:45 at Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas in Moreira de Cónegos.

His team features assistants Pedro Mota and Hugo Coimbra, with Vítor Ferreira as fourth official. Rui Costa is VAR and Tiago Leandro serves as AVAR. The appointments list also covered other postponed ties, including Estrela da Amadora v Braga.

Benfica’s recent results with Veríssimo in charge have been bleak, four defeats in their last seven games refereed by him.

That sequence includes a 2-1 loss to Sporting in the 2023/24 Taça de Portugal, a 2-0 reverse at Famalicão to open 2024/25, and a 1-0 defeat at Alvalade in the same league campaign. It also features a 1-0 quarter-final exit to Porto in the previous season’s cup.

The pattern underscores a difficult run for Benfica under Veríssimo’s whistle before their trip to Moreira de Cónegos.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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