Referee Cláudio Pereira hit by lighter and bottle at Sporting v Porto

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·11 marzo 2026

Referee Cláudio Pereira hit by lighter and bottle at Sporting v Porto

The FPF Disciplinary Council imposed a fine of 17,392 euros on Sporting following incidents that occurred during the derby with FC Porto, in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, held at Alvalade.

According to the report, referee Cláudio Pereira was hit on the head by a lighter and a small glass bottle thrown from the stands in the 40th minute. Despite the impact, he did not suffer any physical consequences. At that moment, Sporting fans also threw plastic sticks, used in the initial choreography, towards the FC Porto bench.

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For these incidents, a fine of 5,100 euros was imposed, to which 7,650 euros were added for insulting chants and the use of pyrotechnics—24 flares and one firework were identified.

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