Pedro Henriques slams refereeing in Sporting v Marseille: incompetent | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Marseille 2-1 last Wednesday, October 22, in a match valid for the third round of the Champions League. The match was marked by the use of VAR and some questionable decisions from the refereeing team, which could have easily complicated the game for the Lions. Pedro Henriques addressed the issue and left some criticism.

"All the credit goes to VAR. For those who still doubt its importance, just watch the highlights of this game...".

In his opinion, "without VAR, the refereeing would have been... chaos!", as the system corrected the bad decisions of Rade Obrenovic and his assistants. "Decisive in the game: it overturned a penalty, sent off Emerson, validated a goal for the Lions, and prevented Maxi from being sent off," Pedro Henriques recalled.

With this victory – the ninth in 13 matches this season –, Rui Borges’s men climb to 12th place in the league phase of the Champions League. The Lions now have six points from three matches played so far in the prestigious competition.

The green and white club will return to the field next Sunday, October 26, against Tondela. The match, counting for the ninth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Ivo Vieira, will be played at Estádio João Cardoso at 18:00.

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