Benfica was fined 3,825 euros for incidents in the match against Farense (1-1), in the 13th round of the 1st Football League, after objects were thrown at coach Roger Schimdt, the Club League announced on Thursday.
“In the 19th minute of the second half, the restart of the match was delayed by about 30 seconds, due to the throwing of some objects by fans of the club visited, during which a plastic cup was thrown into the field of play without hitting any player .”reads the card of summary processes decided on Thursday by the disciplinary council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).
This information, which appears in the report of the referee and the delegate of the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP), prompted the FPF disciplinary body, which met on Thursday, to fine the Reds for the conduct of their audience during the match. 8th.
The next day, Benfica president Rui Costa complained about the fans’ “unreasonable” attitude towards Roger Schmidt, recalling that the German coach had won the League and Super Cup.
“I can’t help but regret what happened yesterday [dia 08 de dezembro]. I believe that in the 120 years of the club’s history we have never seen a situation like yesterday. I’m very sorry, I don’t think this is the respect our coach deserves.”Rui Costa emphasized.
The Eagles were also fined 8,925 euros for “improper public behavior”, due to the use of explosives or pyrotechnic devices.
In turn, Farense was fined 531 euros for delay in resuming the match in Luz: “The second half started with a delay of 2 minutes due to the delay of the visiting team in returning to the field of play, without any reason on to give”.
The use of explosives by their fans in Luz earned the ‘lions’ of Faro a fine of 765 euros.
Source: DN
