😳 Benfica slam rivals' penalty decision: that's too easy, here's why | OneFootball

The main Portuguese clubs "like" to use social media to criticize refereeing decisions.

In third place in the Portuguese Championship, Benfica reinforced this "habit" on Friday (27).

The Reds were not at all pleased with the penalty call that made the difference for Porto to beat Arouca and remain the isolated league leader.

The match held at Estádio do Dragão was tied at 1-1 when the incident involving Yellu Santiago, from the visiting team, and Seko Fofana occurred.

Referee Iancu Vasilica understood that Santiago tackled the opponent inside the area, awarding the penalty already at 43 minutes of the final stage.

The play was reviewed by VAR, which did not change the on-field decision.

São Paulo's own William Gomes took the penalty and put Porto ahead at 46'.

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And Benfica did not hold back. See below:

The post divided the fans, with many supporters criticizing the club's decision.

Porto would still score another, this time with Terem Moffi, securing a 3-1 on the scoreboard.

Pietuszewski scored the first goal of the game in just 14 seconds, marking the fastest goal in the history of Estádio do Dragão. And Nais Djouahra scored the consolation goal for the current 11th place team.

The victory took the team led by Farioli to 65 points. Benfica has 55, is in third place, and will visit Gil Vicente (5th) on Sunday (1).

Sporting's Gem Made a 'Joke'

The next game on this Friday for the Portuguese league saw Sporting win, beating Estoril 3-0 and staying four points behind Porto.

And there was a player from the Lions commenting on the controversial penalty awarded to the rival.

Geovany Quenda, who was not available, posted "hand it over" and several emojis about the incident in question.

Understanding that Porto was being favored in the race for the trophy.

The young 18-year-old forward - who is already sold to Chelsea for 45 million euros - later deleted the post.

What a good banter, huh?

Imagine if this 'trend' catches on in Brazilian football?

See the full Portuguese Championship table here.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.