Bento da Costa, president of FC Porto, criticized the refereeing of Rui Costa (with Thiago Martins in the video assistant referee) and even asked to end the video arbitration system in football, in the analysis of the defeat (1-2) with Gil Vicente, in the Dragao. .

“Looking at the performance of VAR and Mr. Antonio Nobre in the game for Vizela, I make a request: an end to VAR! Having VAR for some and not for others gives a counterintuitive sense of what the game really should be. Because you don’t do anything if you don’t spend money and distort the reality of heroism. The crowd knew that the players did their best, but with 9v11 it was an almost impossible task, especially because of the criteria that were not used in sampling yellow cards. The great lesson from this trip is this, put an end to VAR,” he told Porto Canal as he threw himself at Vizela-Benfica.

“I hope the jury will reflect well on what happened on this trip and the appointments she made. Antonio Nobre, the video assistant referee in the match against Vizela in the first round, affected the outcome and was now distracted, eventually reciting Antonio Nobre’s verses. Everyone understood that FC Porto must lose today, and it’s not even worth saying more. We will continue to fight, but perhaps we should dedicate ourselves more to foreign competitions », concluded Bento da Costa, taking the time to give a hint to Rui Costa, president of Benfica.

“Look, we don’t treat the referees like you are, we don’t draw their attention, we don’t even talk to them,” said the Blue and Whites manager, referring to Rui Costa’s conversation with Thiago Martins, addressing him as “you” after Braga Benfica in the Portuguese Cup .