After being dismissed from Fenerbahçe, Jose Mourinho, who took charge of Benfica, experienced his first loss of points with his new team. In the match played in the Portuguese League, Benfica hosted Rio Ave at home. Taking the lead with a goal by Sudakov in the 86th minute, Benfica could not prevent Andre Luiz's goal in the 90+1st minute and left the pitch with 1 point. With this result, Benfica sits in 3rd place with 14 points after 6 league matches, falling 4 points behind leaders Porto.
Reacting to the VAR decisions after the match, Mourinho stated, "You score a goal, but if this is today's football, if it is canceled just because someone's foot was stepped on or a jersey was slightly pulled, I don't like today's football. In the end, the protagonist is a gentleman sitting in Football City who calls the referee to watch what we all see, and a referee who has no personality and follows what VAR says. The moment I saw him being called, I already knew the goal would be canceled. We did everything to enter the penalty area, but we are not a team with a huge presence in the penalty area. We tried other ways, we succeeded, we scored a beautiful goal, and then an unfair result emerged. But football does not align with such results."
News Source: 12punto
