Iturralde: Sporting denied penalty v Porto, Benfica got lucky | OneFootball

Iturralde González analyzed some of the main incidents from the fourth round of Liga Portugal Betclic, which ended with Sporting’s defeat to Porto (2-1). The former international referee stated that, in the play between Geny Catamo and Francisco Moura, there was a penalty that should have been awarded in favor of the Lions.

"Yes, for me it’s a penalty. A silly penalty, but a penalty. They’re both fighting for position, but in the end, what Francisco Moura does is hug Geny, obstructing the Sporting player to prevent him from reaching the ball. It’s a silly penalty, but it has to be given. At no point does the Porto defender try to play the ball, he just doesn’t want to let his opponent get past him," he told the newspaper Record.

Regarding the match between Alverca and Benfica, which ended with a 2-1 win for the Eagles, Iturralde González points out a serious error by the match referee for not showing a second yellow card to Richard Ríos for a foul on Marezi, Alverca’s Serbian striker.

"It also has to be a second yellow card. If we say that the previous holding by Dedic was a booking for stopping a clear promising attack, then I see this one the same way. Marezi, Alverca’s forward, is almost entering the box and Ríos commits a foul. The yellow card had to be shown," he emphasized.

The green and white team will only return to the field on the weekend of September 13/14, against Famalicão. The match, counting for the fifth round of the National Championship, against the team led by Hugo Oliveira, will be played in Minho, with the date and time yet to be determined.

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