Prestianni’s possible red card at 16’ missed due to no BTV replays | OneFootball

There are questions that impose themselves. “Can anyone explain why this individual wasn’t sent off at the 16th minute?” The phrase, posted on social media, doesn’t appear by chance nor does it live solely on the indignation of the moment. It arises because there are incidents that, when watched and rewatched, fuel a legitimate doubt: after all, what is the criterion?

Prestianni went in studs-up on Martim Fernandes at the 16th minute. A challenge that put the player’s physical integrity at risk and deserved a red card. BTV showed ZERO replays of the incident, demonstrating that they recognized the tackle warranted a sending-off.

Therefore, another important question is why wasn’t this incident discussed in the refereeing debates on TV? It wasn’t shown because BTV didn’t replay it exhaustively, as they do when the incidents potentially favor Benfica. That is the real issue that needs to be clarified at this moment. It’s a discussion that must be had in Portuguese football. What has been happening with BTV’s broadcasts is a national scandal.

At Dragão, memory is not short and ambition does not bow. And as long as these doubts remain unresolved, there will always be a Porto voice ready to ask the right question—the same one so many prefer not to hear.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.