Referee slammed by Iturralde González appointed for Estoril v Sporting | OneFootball

The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced this Thursday, September 25th, the refereeing team appointed for the sixth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Luís Godinho was chosen to officiate the match between Estoril and Sporting.

The referee from the Évora Football Association was elected as the main referee for the duel and will be assisted by Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota. Flávio Duarte will be the fourth official, while the VAR will have the contribution of Rui Silva. Álvaro Mesquita will be the AVAR.

Luís Godinho does not bring good memories to the fans of the Alvalade Club. The match between Braga and Sporting, from the 11th round of last season, was marked by a very controversial refereeing decision. At the 21st minute, Ricardo Horta scored the first goal of the match. However, Franco Israel ended up being knocked down by El Ouazzani, thus preventing him from stopping the shot from the Portuguese international.

Days later, Iturralde González, a former referee, assured that the match referee and the team responsible for the VAR made a gross mistake (Watch the incident HERE) in the play that opened the scoreboard at Pedreira, as there was a foul on the Uruguayan goalkeeper of the green and white emblem. "The goal should have been disallowed. Braga's forward (Gabriel Martinez) knocks down Sporting's goalkeeper and does not allow him to continue in the play," he said to the Record newspaper. However, the lions managed to turn the scoreboard around and won 4-2.

Sporting will return to the field next Saturday, September 27th, against Estoril, in a match related to the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Ian Cathro will be played at 8:30 PM, at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, the opponent's ground.

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