Penalty not given! Pedro Henriques says Sporting star was fouled illegally | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques analyzed the performance of the refereeing team in the match between Sporting and Estrela da Amadora, which ended with a victory for the lions (4-0). The expert mentions a match with few incidents or cases, but highlighted that a penalty was missed for a foul on Luis Suárez.

"At the 45th minute, in the Estrela da Amadora area, Luis Suárez was illegally charged, as Otávio, with speed and momentum, ended up using his entire left side to literally barge into the Colombian forward, causing him to fall and lose the chance to contest possession," he began writing in the newspaper 'A Bola', noting that the VAR should have intervened.

"For a charge to be correct, only the shoulder should be used, against an equal part of the body, shoulder and scapula, with the ball at a playable distance - this was not the case. With various and multiple replays, it is clear that this infraction is obvious and clear, which is why the VAR should have intervened. It is noteworthy that Sporting gained possession of the ball in the midfield area where Hjulmand controlled Oumar Ngom from behind without holding, pushing, or charging him." Furthermore, the former referee also pointed out that Jovane should have received a yellow card at the 51st minute.

"For there to be consistency and uniformity of criteria with the well-shown yellow card to Maxi Araújo, the referee should also have shown a yellow card to Jovane Cabral who, with his right hand fully open, hit Morten Hjulmand on the back of the head," it reads.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Luis Suárez – valued at 22 million euros – has played 20 matches: 12 in Liga Portugal Betclic, five in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, and another in the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup.

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