“You have to worry about making the right decisions and not falsifying the results”: Pinto da Costa on Estoril-Porto VAR

In the absence of Sergio Conceiço in the press room of António Coimbra da Mota after the duel with Estoril, Pinto da Costa was the voice of Porto’s indignation at the work of Antonio Nobre, as well as Thiago Martins, the VAR of the match. In a statement without the right to questions, the president of FC Porto reserved his harsh criticism and accused VAR of falsifying the result of the match.

“Our coach will not come here because of the riot that currently exists in the locker room. We understand that he was in the wrong position and it was not wise to come here. What happened on this day is a consequence of what happened. has been happening for many years. VAR was invented in the hope that it would work… (…) Today there is an egregious penalty because it is an elbow that a player gives Francisco Conceicao. He went to VAR to make mistakes and correct something – that’s correct. Mr. Thiago Martins already with Gil made us lose the championship. He has a reputation as the best VAR, and instead of worrying about the campaign, as he did in Dragao for Mr. Fontelas Gomez, he should worry about the refereeing, about being correct in the calls, and not rigging the results, like today. If it’s not a penalty, then only if it’s Di Maria in Luz. It must be kept in mind that VAR cannot be used for unemployed or retired referees without any qualities. And because he has the reputation of being the best. He systematically does such things and misleads the referee. After a bad image, he left at the international level in Madrid, in Spain-Brazil, after this disgrace, this referee was in bad shape. Porto suffered disgracefully, especially from VAR. I hope Mr. Fontelas will reflect and see if he really had a hand in this. If he is not there, it is better to make room for someone else,” said the Porto president.