Benfica vs Sporting audio revealed: Ugly scene, that's a red card | OneFootball

The Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) released more audio recordings of the communication between refereeing teams this Tuesday. One of the incidents discussed was the expulsion of Gianluca Prestianni in the derby between Benfica and Sporting (1-1).

VAR: "This is VAR. I advise you to come to the review area for a possible red card"; Referee: "Ok, ugly image, seems like a red card, the foot gets stuck. Clear red, no stress." VAR: "Number 25, in flight, makes a scissor move. I'll show another image." Referee: "Yes, yes, it's a red card."

Duarte Gomes, technical director of refereeing, analyzed the incident: "The ideal would be for it to always be like this. Being clear and obvious, the image showing that the referee made a mistake should be just one. Notice the factors for a red card: the player jumps from afar, with both feet, and happens to touch the ball after the Sporting player touches it. But he doesn't jump for the ball, he jumps for the legs. It's a long-range tackle, with intensity, speed, and it has a consequence that could have been drastic, the foot could have broken."

The expert praised the VAR's performance: "It was an excellent intervention by Rui Costa and, in this case, very well done by Nobre to be immediately convinced. We, referees, are also very careful with players who come on as substitutes. They usually come with a lot of adrenaline and intensity, wanting to show in a short time that they know how to play, contribute, and often can't measure that intensity. Many times the referees even talk to them."

As our newspaper reported, Exclusively (Learn more HERE), even though the performance of the Sporting team in the second half was not to the liking of Frederico Varandas, he has full confidence in Rui Borges and the strategy devised by the coach, believing that the team will win the title again in May.

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