Sporting v Estoril referee set for Alvalade debut | OneFootball

The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced last Wednesday, February 25th, the refereeing team appointed for the 24th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. Sérgio Guelho was chosen to officiate the match between Sporting and Estoril.

The referee from the Guarda Football Association was elected as the main referee for the duel and will be assisted by João Bessa Silva and André Ferreira. Rui Lima will be the fourth referee, while the VAR will have the contribution of João Malheiro Pinto. Nuno Pires will be the AVAR.

This will be the first time Sérgio Guelho will officiate the main team of Sporting. Before this, the referee had only encountered the green and whites in the secondary formation (two wins, one draw, and one loss), in the under-23s (one draw), and in the juniors (one win).

After 23 matches played, Rui Borges' team has 58 points and is in second place on the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (62) is in first place, while Benfica closes the podium with 55.

The green and white emblem will return to the field next Friday, February 27th, against Estoril. The match, part of the 24th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Ian Cathro, will be played at 8:45 PM at the José Alvalade Stadium.

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