Penalty missed in Benfica v Nacional? Jorge Faustino says: he dived | OneFootball

The match between Benfica and Nacional, which ended with a comfortable 2-0 win for the Eagles, featured a few contentious moments. From the point of view of Marco Ferreira and Jorge Faustino, Fábio Veríssimo performed well in most situations, but there were some poorly judged decisions from the referee.

“Dahl extends his left arm and strikes the opponent in the chest recklessly, though without causing any real danger. Direct free kick correctly awarded, but the yellow card was wrongly shown,” Marco Ferreira began by saying, regarding the incident in the 22nd minute, when the Benfica full-back was booked after a challenge with no foul.

“Laabidi’s shot hit António Silva’s arm when he was side-on and with his arm close to his body. Then José Gomes went down while trying to reach the ball with Trubin. No penalties,” pointed out Jorge Faustino, about the incident in the 54th minute, when the islanders appealed for a penalty.

“An incident in Benfica’s box with Zé Vitor pushing Pavlidis, with the ball then falling to Ramirez, who scored. The referee signalled the infringement after the goal in a good decision. Free kick correctly awarded,” noted the Record expert, approving Fábio Veríssimo’s decision to disallow the goal scored by the islanders.

“António Silva dived in to try to reach the ball and ended up heading Kaique’s arm while he already had the ball in his hands. The contact was caused by the Benfica centre-back. No grounds for a penalty,” explained Jorge Faustino, regarding the final key incident of the match.

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