Porto’s discomfort with refereeing which, in their opinion, they experienced in the Portuguese League Classic with Benfica could lead to problems in the end for defender Pepe, who did not even play due to an injury. The former Real Madrid player seems to be haunted by controversy whenever the match against FC Barcelona approaches. Next Wednesday (9 pm) at Do Dragao, Porto and Barça face off for the top spot in Group H in the Champions League, although there are doubts over whether Pepe will be in the lineup due to his physical condition. At the same time, his sarcastic complaints through social networks about arbitration provoked a reaction from the arbitration group. Portuguese newspaper Record reported that the referees will file a complaint against Pepe after the defender showed some clownish and circus emotions. According to the same source, the defender is at risk of being suspended for 4 games in the Portuguese League.
On Friday, a goal from his former Real Madrid teammate, Ángel di María, decided the Clásico in da Luz in favor of Benfica, although in Porto the prevailing feeling was that the match was entirely conditioned by Fabio Cardoso’s dismissal after a challenge. to Neres in the 19th minute. The referee team led by Joao Pinheiro ended up sending Cardoso off the field.
Pepe was responsible for the most scathing message, although he wasn’t the only Porto player to take a dim view of the refereeing. Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi is ironic. “The way it happened is not surprising…” he noted. Taremi shared the publication of the Porto defender and captain, using laughing emojis.
The Record announced that the Referee Council of the Portuguese Football Federation and the Professional Association of Football Referees will take action in the matter with Pepe.
During the World Cup in Qatar, Pepe also attacked the refereeing after Portugal’s elimination against Morocco. “I have to say this: it is unacceptable that an Argentine referee (Facundo Tello) will referee our match, after what happened with Messi, I can bet everything I have that Argentina will be champions,” he said .
In Porto, through their official bodies, they made a reading dedicated to the refereeing to explain their defeat in Lisbon. “Five years later, FC Porto again leaves Da Luz without points. And if the result is not in line with Benfica’s usual home record, the way it happened is not surprising: the last three defeats against the Reds have always been happens when the Dragons finish the game with ten players on the field,” detailed Dragões Diario. “This time the victim was Fabio Cardoso, sent off in the 19th minute in a play that deeply marked the remaining 83 minutes: “Since then we played against many more,” said Sérgio Conceiçao. And the scenario was could be worse, since shortly after the video arbitration intervened to try (unsuccessfully and without reason) to reverse a decision and leave FC Porto with nine,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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