Sporting referee: AFS hasn't officiated a Lions match for nearly a year | OneFootball

The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced this Wednesday, December 10th, the refereeing team appointed for the 14th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Iancu Vasilica was chosen to officiate the match between Sporting and AFS.

The referee from the Vila Real Football Association was elected as the main referee for the duel and will be assisted by José Pereira and Sérgio Jesus. The fourth official will be Flávio Lima, while the VAR will have the contribution of João Casegas. Marco Vieira will be the AVAR.

Iancu Vasilica has only officiated two games for the Alvalade Club in his entire career, the last of which took place on January 20, 2025, in a victory for the green and white emblem, already with Rui Borges at the helm, over Nacional (2-0), with goals from Francisco Trincão and João Simões.

The referee's debut in Sporting matches took place on May 4, 2024. At that time, the lions defeated Portimonense, led by Paulo Sérgio, 3-0, at the Estádio José Alvalade. Paulinho (13'), Francisco Trincão (70'), and Viktor Gyokeres (90+2') were the goal scorers in the 32nd round of the 2023/24 season.

The green and white emblem returns to the field next Saturday, December 13th, against AFS, in a match related to the 14th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by João Pedro Sousa will be played at 8:30 PM, in Alvalade.

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