Press reviews key incidents from Fenerbahçe - Benfica | OneFootball

Last night, Benfica survived the Istanbul inferno but returned to Lisbon with a goalless draw against Fenerbahçe, leaving everything open for the second leg. In the aftermath of the match, the press made sure to analyze the key moments that marked the clash between the Eagles and the Turks.

The first incident to catch the attention of A Bola's experts was the encounter between Fred and Florentino, where the Brazilian tried to win a penalty: “No penalty. Fred ends up falling inside the box, but the only moment of contact is well outside.”

In the 44th minute, it was Jhon Durán's turn to claim a foul by Nicolás Otamendi for an alleged elbow, but there was no aggression from the Argentine: “No infraction — both have their arms on each other — as the contact by arm leaning at chin level does not justify the way the player projected himself onto the field.”

Jumping to the 71st minute, when the Eagles' number 61 was sent off, the experts considered it a correct decision: “Florentino is sent off for accumulating yellow cards due to, with his left arm, grabbing and stopping Talisca's transition in an action that aimed solely to halt the play.”

Ten minutes later, Fenerbahçe managed to score a goal, however, it was disallowed for offside, a decision that, according to the same experts, deserved good evaluation: “Goal correctly disallowed by the assistant and subsequently confirmed by the semi-automatic VAR technology.”

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