Rui Costa won't back down! Benfica president challenges Pedro Proença | OneFootball

Benfica, represented by its President, Rui Costa, issued a statement highlighting the errors of João Gonçalves in the game against Gil Vicente. The referee was appointed by the Refereeing Council (CA) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), an organization presided over by Pedro Proença. The Eagles did not want to let the Portuguese referee's mistakes go unnoticed, especially after being the target of a complaint from APAF.

"Sport Lisboa e Benfica once again challenges the Refereeing Council to standardize the criteria governing the referees' actions", can be read on the official site of the Eagles, who were quite upset with the performance of the judge from AF Porto.

"In the last game against Rio Ave, Benfica had a goal disallowed for an alleged insignificant foul. Today, the first goal of Gil Vicente originated from a studs-up challenge on António Silva's Achilles tendon, and nothing was called", the Eagles add.

To conclude, the club from Luz poses a question: "What consequences will the Refereeing Council draw from this duality of criteria in just three days? These actions, which have systematically harmed Benfica, cannot go unpunished".

It is certain that, thanks to two goals from Vangelis Pavlidis (18' and 26'), the team led by José Mourinho managed to turn the score around. Currently, Benfica is in second place, with 17 points.

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