Cardozo should have been sent-off says Vitor Pereira, Otamendi blames finishing for draw
Oscar Cardozo should have been red carded according to Porto coach Vitor Pereira
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 coach, Vitor Pereira, claims that Oscar Cardozo should have been given his marching orders in derby at Estadio do Dragao.
The Portistas played their bitter rivals, Benfica, in the classical Primeira Liga encounter but the match was marred by a refereeing decision which has stirred the anger of the footballing fraternity in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984.
After taking the lead through Brazilian International, Kleber, the home side had a real cause to celebrate, as they were not only winning but were also quite dominant on the field.
Then came the moment of controversy on the 43rd minute. Paraguayan striker, Oscar Cardozo, committed a blatant foul and was expected by everyone to be sent off. However, referee Jorge Souza showed him a yellow instead.
While the Dragao were already furious over the fact that Cardozo was on the field, their woes worsened as the attacker was the one who netted the equalizer and eventually swayed the result to a 2-2 draw.
Amongst those who have spoken about the official’s decision is Porto manager, Vitor Pereira, who claims that Cardozo should definitely have been sent-off. The tactician also has said that the referees had cheated the champions and had snatched away two precious
points from them with their unethical behavior.
"Cardozo scored when he should have been sent to the street. He deserved to have been expelled before the goal, and should have no longer been on the field at that time. There were huge double standards in the referee, who has conditioned us with several
yellow cards.”
Nicolas Otamendi claims that finishing was the reason why Porto drew the match
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 International Nicolas Otamendi believes that the reason why the Dragao were not able to secure all three points at Estadio do Dragao yesterday was because of their finishing.
Speaking to reporters, the defender said that while the quadruple winners had started the match well enough, they failed to convert their chances and it eventually cost them two points. He also said that now the club have to focus on their upcoming games
and forget the past.
"I do not speak of the referee’s decision. FC Porto made a good start and during the 90 minutes we seek out the goal. The problem is that we did not convert several chances that we created, especially in the first part. The group is strong, united and
we have come to seek victory in next game.”
FC Porto will have their chance to ease the pain of Friday’s draw when they take on Zenit St Petersburg in the UEFA Champions League next week in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991.
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