Rui Costa ‘explode’ after the final Portugal Cup: “There are things that exceed the limits”

Rui CostaPresident of Benficanot hold on to the end of the final Portugal cupplayed this week on eThe National Stadium Do Jamorand launched the harsh criticism toward the meeting arbitration. The defeat of his team in front of him Sporting cp 3-1, with a goal of the penalty embedded in the last minute of expansion, which led to a blunt reaction of the leader, showing some arbitration mistakes that, in his opinion, seriously struck the Benfica.

“It was two very hard weeks for us. We lost the fighting in the league until the last day, and now we lost the final cup where we were superior to the whole game. It wasn’t enough to be better and we ended up adapting a goal in the last second an extra time to take ten minutes,” he said Rui Costa Obviously annoying.

What is the most hostile Rui Costa This is a stage that took place in the 94 minutes, when BelottiStriker of Benficafell to the ground and beaten by two players from Sports: “Belotti He received an accidental elbow on the head and, in addition, a deliberate stomp. The most unlucky -believing thing is that the foul has been hit in favor of Sports“He criticized.” This happened in front of the assistant referee, the college and the var. How is it possible for a var which indicates a simulation of goal and punishment, does not see two very clear attacks? It exceeds all the limits, “he ended.

Rui Costa He also featured another controversial action in the 95 minutes, where Nicolás otamendiCaptain of EaglesHe was beaten by an elbow of a rival that had been advised, without proposals to take steps. “There are many serious mistakes in the party’s major moments to not raise the suspicions. I assume the responsibility for defeat, but I think it’s time for Portuguese football to reflect these kinds of situations,” he said.

The maximum leader regrets the way in which the var is interrupted by the match, the final two plays are desirable to Benficawhile it does not act in violent action against players. “I want to see what happens if those sets are in favor of Benfica. We will definitely talk about the whole week on the subject. But nothing is happening here, and it seems that these mistakes will be awarded and will continue to direct the var in Portugal“She was shocked.

Rui Costa He ended up remembering that he had always tried to maintain a polite and constructive posture about the arbitration work, but admitted that at this time he felt so much frustration: “What we see today is not debatable mistakes, but clear attacks that are completely unnoticed. It has exceeded all the limits.”