THE 'DRAGONS', OUTRAGED
Porto's 'Rajada' against the referees on the eve of their duel against Barça
Published:4/10/2023 - 02:23h
Updated:4/10/2023 - 02:23h
Not only in the Spanish LaLiga are there referee scandals every day. In the preview of Porto-FC Barcelona for the Champions League, the 'dragons' issued a harsh statement against the Primeira Liga referees for the classic against Benfica
The Port wine has 'rajado' duramente against the referees of his just league before the duel in front of the FC corresponding Barcelona to the second day of the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League. In a communiqué, the group directed by Sérgio Conceiçao expressed his unrest by the performance of the referees in the last classical in front of the Benfica, where the 'eagles' imposed by the minimum with a goal of Ángel Gave María (1-0).
"After a series of grave errors and repeated that distorted the classification of the championship, the FC Port wine requested with urgency an audience to the Council of Arbitration of the Portuguese Federation of Football", prays the communiqué shared by the 'dragons'. The tension is maximum between the group 'blanquiazul' and his classical rival, engaging directly to the referee's transparency in the league lusa.
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The errors that satisfied the patience of the Port wine
In the fourth day of the league, the Port wine was prejudiced by an unusual failure of the VAR. The main Miguel Nogueira cancelled a penalti in favour of the 'dragons' without being able to review the action by one fails of coverage in the stadium. At the end, the referee trusted the decision of his auxiliaries after being notified telephonically of the failure. The party finish equalised (1-1) and, in the repetition, remained doubts on the no sanctioned infringement.
But the satisfy for the ones of Sérgio Conceiçao arrived the Sunday. Although the spirits already were caldeados after the defeat in field of the Benfica, The Sporting Clube, leader of the tournament, won on the hour to the Farense (2-3) with a controversial penalti sanctioned in the minute 90. With the triumph, the group lisboeta arrived to 19 points, three more than a Port wine that considers that his league is "adulterated". The Wednesday, the 'dragons' expect to have more luck with the arbitration of the English Anthony Taylor in front of the Barça.
