José Pereira, president of the National Association of Football Coaches (ANTF), came out in defense of Sérgio Conceição, after the coach was expelled from the bench in the game with Marítimo, in Funchal, on Wednesday, for words directed at Fábio Veríssimo.
“Starting with the referee, no one was doing well and it is necessary to create an environment for dialogue. There needs to be some elevation in treatment between coaches and referees. It is not normal for a situation like this to happen, the idea remained that what happened could have been avoided by the refereeing team. Something is wrong with Sérgio Conceição, it has become a viral subject for the arbitration, because anything he says immediately sees a card », pointed out the manager in statements to Rádio Renascença.
Sérgio Conceição saw, against the islanders, the 22nd red of his career and will miss the game against Vizela, at Dragão, next Sunday.
