Miguel Braga, in statements to the “Raio-X” program broadcast on Sporting TV channel, analyzed Sporting’s defeat in the reception of S.B. Braga, pointing the finger of accusation at the referee, specifically because of the penalty awarded to Braga, for not being knocked out. Mateus Reis on Galen. The contact for the Lions considered the decisive move in the outcome of the match, leaving criticism for VAR, Joao Pinheiro. “Up until the penalty kick, Sporting had a great performance. Braga had no chances to score. Sporting had little. There is a decisive display, because there was no normal VAR standard. When there are obvious errors, the normal thing is whether to indicate a foul or a follow-up. This did not happen. The first mistake was non-compliance with the VAR protocol. Braga benefited from the irritation caused by this movement. No one complains in the area. It is a move that the VAR did not take well. There was an obvious error in terms of protocol. Unfortunately, the game was marked by interference VAR. Nobody sees a foul there,” he defended, still remembering a move with Palinha, near the end of the first half: “There was an elbow for Palhinha in the area. I’ve seen similar bids that end otherwise. With a yellow card or even a red, Sometimes…” In addition, Miguel Braga once again addressed the case of the penalty applied to Nuno Santos, targeting the Portuguese Football Federation’s Disciplinary Council (CD). “It looks like a surreal series. This Nuno Santos case is ridiculous, because there are pictures that prove the act didn’t happen,” he confirmed, after the CD kept the penalty on the right, for confusion in a match between Vizela and Sporting.

In the week it became known that Rafael Leao would have to pay Sporting €16.5 million in compensation for the unilateral termination, after the Lisbon Court of Appeal (TRL) rejected the player’s request to cancel, Miguel Braga took up the case, revealing that the debt to the Lions had already reached 20 million euros. “TAD has sentenced Rafael Liao. The compensation at this point will already be close to 20 million euros. The ruling is still in effect, and there are further actions against Lille to declare the club’s solidarity in reimbursement, and we believe the reason is in our favor”, he continued.