Pedro Henriques slams Sporting v Marseille refereeing: 'incompetent' | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Marseille 2-1 last Wednesday, October 22, in a match valid for the third round of the Champions League. The match was marked by the use of VAR and some questionable decisions by the refereeing team, which could have easily complicated the game for the lions. Pedro Henriques addressed the issue and offered some criticisms.

"All credit to VAR. For those who still doubt its importance, just watch the highlights of this game...".

According to his opinion, "without VAR, the refereeing would have been a... chaos!", as the mechanism corrected the bad decisions of Rade Obrenovic and his assistants. "Decisive in the game: it canceled a penalty, expelled Emerson, validated a goal for the lions, and avoided the expulsion of Maxi," recalled Pedro Henriques.

With this victory – the ninth in 13 matches this season –, the team led by Rui Borges climbs to the 12th position in the Champions League group stage. The lions now have six points from three matches played so far in the prestigious competition.

The green and white emblem will return to the field next Sunday, October 26, against Tondela. The match, counting for the ninth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Ivo Vieira, will be played at Estádio João Cardoso, at 18:00.

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