Pedro Henriques hits back at Pinheiro over Suárez yellow: mistake | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques conducted his usual analysis of the Alverca - Sporting match, which ended in a victory for the lions, 4-1. The former Portuguese referee dedicated part of his conclusions to the incident where João Pinheiro decided to show a yellow card to Luis Suárez for simulation, something he believes should not have happened.

"46’ Besides not being a penalty, since Luis Suárez, with his left leg, jumps and goes over the goalkeeper André Gomes, and there was no contact with the Colombian forward's right leg by the goalkeeper's hands. Even with Luis Suárez saying he did not suffer a penalty, the referee, to change the decision, and because we are in a professional football context, must be called to the monitor and only then can he, as he did, reverse the initial decision", the expert began to say to the newspaper A Bola, before moving on to the yellow card itself.

"As for the yellow card shown by the referee, for considering simulation, it is an error of analysis, for two reasons: first, because the player who simulates to win a penalty, that is, to try to deceive the referee, says, immediately, that he did not suffer a foul, he is helping the referee in the decision and, automatically, is not deceiving, therefore, there was no simulation; but also for common sense and emotional intelligence. The warning makes no sense, given this sincerity and act of fair play, which if there were a white card in professional men's football, it should be shown. But, besides that, there is no simulation, Suárez falls, because, when jumping, and passing with his left leg over André Gomes, he loses balance. Senseless warning", emphasized Pedro Henriques.

With this victory – the 32nd in 44 matches this season –, the team led by Rui Borges now has 65 points and continues in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (72) is in first place. Meanwhile, Benfica is third with 65, but both have one more game.

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