Benfica asks the FPF Discipline Council for the decriminalization of Jhon Durán, expelled after the victory over Santa Clara, with allegations that expulsion was unfair.
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26/10/2026
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Lusa
O Benfica will demand the Council of Discipline (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) the decriminalization of Jhon Durán, expelled after the victory over Santa Clara (2-1), in the I Liga, today told Lusa agency source of the club.
“Benfica will demand the CD the decriminalization of Durán. The images are clear: the player did not have any attitude that justifies the expulsion ", informed source of the 'incarnates', moments after the triumph with twist in the Azores, at the meeting of closure of the ninth championship journey.
Suplente used in the team trained by Marco Silva, the 22-year-old Colombian spearhead, was expelled by referee Cláudio Pereira right after the end of the match, after a disagreement with Brazilian Luis Fernando, author of the Santa Clara goal and also punished with direct red card.
In addition to these two athletes, whose altercation spread to elements of the two teams on the lawn, the ‘judge’ of the association of Aveiro also expelled after the final whistle Gonçalo Santos, assistant coach of Benfica, and Mário Branco, general director for professional football ‘incarnate’, in addition to Tiago Pinto, analyst of Santa Clara, according to the game sheet published on the official website of the Portuguese League of Professional Football (LPFP) on the Internet.
In Ponta Delgada, Luis Fernando advanced the insulares of penalti, at 32 minutes, but the Greek Vangelis Pavlidis, at 62, and the Argentine Gianluca Prestianni, at 68, reversed the marker in favor of the ‘incarnates’, who won for the second consecutive round and continue in vice-leadership.
The Benfica totals 22 points, against 27 of the national champion and isolated leader FC Porto, while Santa Clara lost for the first time to the I League and is in fourth place, with the same 18 of Sporting, third ranked.