Benfica and Dr Rola miss Toni Silva’s foul on Deniz Gul | OneFootball

It was on BTV, Benfica’s official channel, that the Eagles did the math and analyzed what José Mourinho, in the press conference previewing the clash against Gil Vicente, presented as the «real championship» and the «virtual championship», based on the analysis of refereeing in Primeira Liga matches.

«As for the standings, there is a real one and a virtual one. If we look at the points from what has happened, we know that the real one would be quite different», José Mourinho had said, let us recall, in the preview of the match.

According to the figures presented by Benfica, and carried out by António Rola, BTV’s “specialist” in refereeing, the Eagles were directly harmed in three games, resulting in the loss of three points. Conversely, FC Porto was favored in one match, the last one against Arouca as the Eagles had already highlighted in a statement, and Sporting in three.

In Benfica’s calculations, these refereeing mistakes translate into a different virtual table. In this scenario, the Eagles would be provisionally behind FC Porto in the standings, but with the possibility of overtaking them in case of a win against Gil Vicente. In total, in this championship, FC Porto would have two points less, Sporting six points less, and Benfica six points more.

Curiously, Benfica’s virtual tables forgot incidents in which they were favored, such as the blatant penalty not awarded to FC Porto in the match against… Benfica, when the score was 0-0 and António Silva blatantly held Deniz Gul.

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