Porto v Benfica: Referee with bad history set to officiate | OneFootball

The Arbitration Council (CA) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) revealed this Thursday the referees appointed for the sixth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. João Gonçalves will referee Benfica's home game against Gil Vicente, which leaves Luís Godinho with a high probability of overseeing the Eagles' visit to Porto's ground.

According to information provided by the newspaper Record, the fact that João Gonçalves is at Benfica - Gil Vicente and Fábio Veríssimo at Arouca - Porto means that neither of the two referees can officiate the Eagles or Dragons in the next round of the League.

João Pinheiro will be at the Under-20 World Cup, which significantly limits the Arbitration Council's choices. Therefore, the sports daily suggests that Luís Godinho and António Nobre are the possible candidates to referee the Classic between Benfica and Porto in the eighth round of the National Championship.

Benfica will return to the field next Friday, September 26th, against Gil Vicente. The match against the team led by César Peixoto, valid for the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, will be played at Luz and is scheduled to kick off at 20:15.

Currently, Benfica is in third place in the National Championship, with 14 points earned in six rounds. Porto (18) and Sporting (15) complete the podium of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Gil Vicente (13) is the last club in the qualifying zone for European competitions.

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