Jose Mourinho, who signed for Benfica after being sacked from Fenerbahçe, continues his ongoing scandalous statements. The Lisbon side, who last hosted Rio Ave, conceded a point with a goal in the 90+1 minute, leaving them four points behind leaders Porto in the title race.
Mourinho, who made a statement after the match, drew criticism by saying, "The referee has no personality, we cannot generally say that referees have a personality. They do what the VAR says."
The Portuguese Football Referees Association filed a complaint against Mourinho to the Portuguese Football Federation Disciplinary Board for his statements.
WHAT DID MOURINHO SAY?
The Portuguese manager's post-match comments that drew criticism included the following:
"If this is the new football, if a goal is disallowed when you step on the ball of your foot, I don't like this new style of football. The referee has no personality, and we can't generally say that referees have any. They do what VAR says. When I saw the referee being called to VAR, I knew the goal would be disallowed. Regardless, we played against a defensive team. It was difficult to score. We did everything we could to score in the second half, and we did. We're not a very effective team in the penalty area. We tried to enter the game differently, and we did. We scored a beautiful goal, and then... As I said, the result was extremely unfair. But such analyses of injustice are intolerable in football. As a result, we lost two important points."
