Benfica slam Bruno Costa's controversial refereeing against Alverca | OneFootball

At the end of the match, where Benfica defeated Alverca 2-1, the Eagles harshly criticized the refereeing team. Through a post, the Clube da Luz shared new images of the plays where penalties were not called, targeting Bruno Costa's work.

The issue involves three incidents in Alverca's penalty area, where, according to Benfica, there was indeed an infraction on Rafa Silva, Andreas Schjelderup, and Leandro Barreiro, at three different moments of the match. However, none of these cases resulted in a penalty.

"Area. Foul. Play on [note: with three repetitions]. Three penalties not awarded in favor of Benfica", reads the post that Clube da Luz made on the social network X, moments after the match against the Ribatejo team concluded. In the view of the Reds, the refereeing team, led by Bruno Costa, did not perform their duties in an exemplary manner.

However, to Benfica's misfortune, refereeing experts analyzed the incidents in question and, according to them, only the infraction on Leandro Barreiro, during the second half, should have resulted in a penalty. In the remaining cases, the referee's and VAR's decisions were applauded.

It is worth noting that Benfica returned to winning ways after a draw at Tondela's ground. After 21 rounds of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Clube da Luz reinforced their third position in the standings, with 49 points, eagerly awaiting the outcome of the Classic between Porto and Sporting.

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