Vítor Pinto on the hunt for José Mourinho at Benfica: gag order | OneFootball

Vítor Pinto believes that the complaint filed by APAF against José Mourinho for his statements about the refereeing at the end of the Benfica – Rio Ave match is a “shot in the dark”. In an opinion piece, the well-known commentator and journalist states that no one will be able to put a “gag” on the coach of the Reds.

“APAF decided to file a complaint against José Mourinho for his statements at the end of the Benfica - Rio Ave match. The organization now led by José Borges has just fired another shot in the dark. There is no administrative weapon to put a gag on Mourinho,” Vítor Pinto begins by stating.

“In case of damage to honor and reputation, APAF should act. When the criticism is about the conduct of the match and Sérgio Guelho not having the “personality” to resist VAR Pedro Ferreira, that is an exercise of freedom of expression,” adds Vítor Pinto, in an opinion piece in the newspaper Record.

“It is not credible that this could lead to a punishment that withstands a final ruling, but in Mourinho's second game, the war axe is unearthed. The shrapnel will fall on the head of the CA leader, Luciano Gonçalves, and the technical director, Duarte Gomes,” concludes Vítor Pinto.

It should be recalled that, at the end of the Benfica – Rio Ave match, José Mourinho questioned the disallowed goal by António Silva: “The protagonist of the game ends up being the gentleman who was in the City of Football by calling the referee to see what we saw and then the referee not having personality, which they usually don’t, when I saw he was called, I already knew it was going to be disallowed.”

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