José Leirós says a red card was missed in Estrela v Sporting on 52' | OneFootball

João Gonçalves came under criticism in José Leirós's analysis of the referee’s performance in Estrela da Amadora - Sporting, a match that ended in a 2-2 draw. The man responsible for assessing the refereeing identified a significant disciplinary error that harmed the Lions.

The main criticism came in the 52nd minute, in an incident involving Eddy Doué and Fotis Ioannidis: "From a disciplinary standpoint, he got the yellows wrong with Doué’s intervention; he should have shown him a yellow in the 26th minute. In the 52nd minute, he showed a yellow that should have been a red; it was a deliberate studs-up challenge by the Estrela player," he told Rádio Renascença.

For the former referee, the incident warranted intervention from VAR Tiago Martins, since the challenge put the Sporting forward’s physical integrity at risk: "He should have called the referee," he said, criticizing the decision made by the refereeing team at Reboleira.

"In the 30th minute, he did not award a penalty on Ioannidis, and he was right to allow Estrela’s first goal. It was the same criterion. The referee kept the same approach as in previous seasons, let the game flow, made good technical decisions, had dialogue with the players, made firm decisions, and did not get help from Tiago Martins, who was on VAR", he concluded.

The Lions will be back in action next Friday, August 14, against Vitória de Guimarães. The match, valid for the second round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the side coached by Tiago Margarido, will be played at 8:15 p.m. at the José Alvalade Stadium.

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