With derby heating up, Benfica lodge complaint against Alan Varela | OneFootball

Benfica is going to file a formal complaint against Alan Varela, a midfielder from Porto. According to what was reported by the press, the eagles believe that a foul was not called on the Argentine midfielder, after an assault on Vangelis Pavlidis, a red attacker who has also been targeted by the Porto management.

As reported by the Record newspaper in its Thursday edition, October 9, the reds, led by Rui Costa, want the dragons' midfielder to be punished for the assault against the Greek forward, which occurred in the early minutes of the match at the Dragão Stadium.

The incident in question happened around the 12th minute, when the number 22 from Porto hit the Glorioso's top scorer in the stomach. The game was interrupted due to what had happened and when it resumed, the ball was simply placed on the ground, without Miguel Nogueira, the referee appointed for the Classic, having called a foul.

Remember that the incident with Alan Varela, appears in the compilation of plays that Benfica presented during the day yesterday, October 8, in response to the provocative words of André Villas-Boas who, when he was present at the Portugal Football Globes Gala, made several 'jabs' at the rivals from Lisbon.

However, above all, it is the eagles' response to the blues and whites, who were quite outraged with the 'assault' by the number 14 on Gabri Veiga. Following this case, Porto's management announced that they will formally file a complaint against the international from Greece.

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