Pedro Henriques on Sporting’s goals at Arouca: The contact… | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques confirms that both of Sporting’s goals in Arouca (2-1) were legal. The former Portuguese referee assured that both of Luis Suárez’s shots were onside and there is no reason for discussion regarding Hélder Carvalho’s decisions in both situations.

“35’ In the goal scored by Luís Suárez for Sporting, and in the build-up down the left flank of the attack, when Morten Hjulmand passes the ball to Maxi Araújo, he starts from an onside position (1.29 m), meaning he is not offside. Good decision by the assistant referee, confirmed by VAR,” he began his analysis for the newspaper A Bola.

“90+6’ In the second Sporting goal, there are three moments to analyze: the cross, in which no Sporting player is in an offside position; the contact during the jump between Luís Suárez and Tiago Esgaio, with no foul; and, for the goal, there is no handball, only contact with the shoulder,” he emphasized.

With this victory – the 23rd in 32 matches this season – Rui Borges’s men now have 48 points and remain in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (52) is in first place, but has played one game fewer. Benfica is third with 42 points, also with one game less played.

The green and white team will return to the pitch next Wednesday, January 28, against Athletic Bilbao. The match, counting for the eighth and final round of the Champions League, against the team led by Ernesto Valverde, will be played at 20:00 in San Mamés.

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