Mourinho angry with referee

Coach Jose Mourinho was not satisfied when Benfica was held to a 1-1 draw by Rio Ave in the make-up match of round 1 of the Portuguese National Championship in the early morning of September 24.

Mourinho was disappointed with the referee's decision. Photo: Reuters .

At home at Estadio da Luz, Benfica opened the scoring in the 86th minute thanks to Heorhiy Sudakov. But in injury time, the home team conceded a goal from a Rio Ave counter-attack, thereby losing the unfortunate victory.

After the match, Mourinho was upset, saying that referee Sergio Guelho contributed to Benfica losing points. He said: "We scored a valid goal. But if football is now defined as goals being cancelled because of a slight touch of the toe to the opponent, then I don't like this kind of football. But we have to accept it."

The controversial move Mourinho was referring to happened in the 60th minute. Antonio Silva quickly took a rebound shot, sending the ball deep into the middle of the goal after it bounced out in the penalty area. However, VAR determined that a Benfica player had committed a foul in the previous challenge.

The climax of the interview was when the "Special One" did not hesitate to attack referee Guelho, saying that he "has no personality".

The Portuguese coach insisted Benfica dominated the second half, attacking constantly and eventually opening the scoring. But defensive errors in the final minutes left him with a hard time.

"We lost two points unfairly. This is the result Rio Ave wanted and the referee allowed them to achieve it," Mourinho concluded.

On the Portuguese National Championship rankings, Benfica ranked 3rd, 4 points behind the leading team Porto after 6 rounds.

Mourinho was disappointed with the 90+1 minute masterpiece. In the early morning of September 24, Jose Mourinho's Benfica could only draw 1-1 with Rio Ave at home stadium Da Luz in round 6 of the Portuguese National Championship.

Source: https://znews.vn/mourinho-noi-gian-voi-trong-tai-post1587977.html