2024-04-08 19:23:14
The Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) on Thursday initiated disciplinary proceedings against FC Porto and its president, Pinto da Costa, due to the incidents that occurred in the game with Estoril Praia, for the I League.
A source linked to the process confirmed this disciplinary incident to Lusa, following the defeat of the ‘blues and whites’, by 1-0, in the visit to the ‘canarinhos’, last Saturday, in a match on the 27th round.
According to the same source, in addition to the incidents that occurred during the game, in which the referee
António Nobre sent off goalkeeper Diogo Costa and winger Francisco Conceição, both from FC Porto, and Bernardo Vital, central defender of Estoril Praia, as happened with Luís Gonçalves, general director and administrator of the ‘blue and white’ SAD, After the final whistle, there are also statements by Pinto da Costa.
“This referee was not capable of today [no passado sábado] be beeping. FC Porto has been shamefully harmed, especially by VAR, and I hope you [José] Fontelas [Gomes, presidente do Conselho de Arbitragem da FPF]even with all the campaign of Mr. Tiago Martins, reflect and see if you really have a hand in this, or if you don’t, it’s better to give way to someone else”, said the president of the ‘dragons’.
Also on Thursday, the FPF CD announced the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against Portuguese internationals Diogo Costa and Francisco Conceição, for incidents in the changing rooms of the António Coimbra da Mota Stadium, in Estoril.
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The two players were sent off during that match, still during the game, and punished with a suspension, which they already served on Wednesday, in the duel between Vitória de Guimarães and FC Porto (0-1), in the first hand of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals.
The federative disciplinary body also initiated an investigation process into the cluster promoted at the end of the meeting, when the general director of FC Porto, Luís Gonçalves, was expelled, who was suspended for 30 days and fined 7,650 euros.
2024-04-08 19:23:14