Porto hit out at Benfica after refereeing row: Benefited more… | OneFootball

Porto beat Alverca 2-0 in their Liga Portugal Betclic opener, with both goals coming from the penalty spot. This Tuesday, in rejecting accusations of favoritism from the refereeing, the Dragons stated thatBenfica was the team that benefited the most from penalties last season.

"Just remember that last year Benfica was the team across the ten main championships that benefited from the most penalties: 26", it can be read in the latest edition of Dragões Diário, in yet another jab aimed at the Clube da Luz.

Besides Benfica, the blue and whites also took aim at Sporting. "Sporting appears in an honorable sixth place, with 15 penalties in their favor. In light of these facts, pointing the finger at Porto after a flawless victory only shows desperation. It is best to keep some calm, because we are still only in the first round," they said.

To reinforce their position, the club led by André Villas - Boas presented the argument of former referees’ assessments. "The penalties that Luís Godinho was forced to award at the Estádio do Dragão continue to trouble some fanatics with airtime. The analysts from the three sports newspapers considered both incidents correctly judged, yet there are those who keep trying to create the narrative that Porto is favored by refereeing. Nothing could be further from the truth", they wrote.

It is worth remembering that Porto had already "taken a swipe at" Benfica after the Super Cup victory. ", they published at the time.

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