On Friday, the Sporting manager suggested that Paulinho’s first goal, which the Portuguese Football Federation’s Arbitration Board considered should have been declared invalid, did not detract from the 2-1 victory over Casa Pia.
“Today was a very serious case, and someone made a mistake. I have to comment because otherwise it looked like I was in hiding. more opportunities,” suggested Ruben Amorim at a press conference after the first match of the second round of the First Football League, played in Rio Mayor.
Despite the application, Amorim believes that one cannot “say that damage has been done to Casa Pia”, praising the “speed” with which the Arbitration Board’s communiqué was issued and adding that “it should happen more often”.
The Lions coach admitted he would be “angry” if it were the other way around, lamenting the situation but assuring that Sporting had “no fault in this regard”.
Asked about the proposal, Casa Pia’s coach chose not to expand on the subject.
“When the Arbitration Board admits a mistake, it is not worth commenting. There was a technical failure, it was supposed to and now there’s nothing to be done. As a coach, I can only say that I can’t return,” said Filipe Martins, who stressed that “it’s not worth wasting time on this” and emphasized that he was sure that this was not a deliberate mistake.
“I’m sure the two people who were on VAR didn’t do it on purpose,” he defended, showing that he was upset “by the demonstration and the feeling that he could score,” even “more than the situation with the bet.” .
According to CA, the first goal of the “lion” striker was poorly confirmed, and video referees Hugo Miguel and Rui Soares will be disqualified.
In a clarification sent to the Lusa agency, the board of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) noted “an error in the placement of the point that defines the offside line” in “the first goal of the Casa Pia-Sporting game”.
“Instead of standing at the foot of the Sporting striker [Paulinho] it was on the shoulder, which resulted in an analysis error. The goal should not have been counted as the player was nine centimeters out of the game,” CA da FPF said after the end of the match played in Rio Maior.
Moreover, thanks to this triumph, Sporting temporarily rose to the top of the championship, gaining six points in two rounds.
Casa Pia is temporarily in third place with three points.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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