Before the arrival of any of the coaches, the President of SAD of Famalicão, Miguel Ribeiro, sat in the press conference room at Estádio da Luz, frustrated with the defeat against Benfica (0-1), not because of the performance of his players, but because of the refereeing. At issue is the penalty awarded in favor of the Reds and converted by Pavlidis in the 34th minute.
«I understand what we are experiencing here today is called… it is a case to be studied by IPMA, because we clearly witnessed a replica of the Azores cyclone», he began by saying, making reference to the controversial game between Sporting and Santa Clara (3-2) in the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup, which merited a statement from the eagles, even during the match.
«And I regret that a club that is growing, with young players, with a lot of quality, as they demonstrated today, with a coach who also proposes and has a game proposal with a lot of quality, is somehow the victim in Lisbon of a replica of the Azores cyclone. We are far away, but this will certainly be something to be studied today by IPMA, because I can’t find another institution that can do it, when we are talking about aftershocks of the cyclone», he added, defending his team.
«I would also like to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate the Famalicão team, for the quality presented here, for the quality of their game and their growth process. It makes us proud, makes us happy, excited about what’s coming. 2026 will certainly be a very important year for Famalicão and the people of Famalicão will certainly be at Famalicão’s side next year. A big hug to them and I end as I began, best wishes for a great 2026», concluded Miguel Ribeiro, also wishing them a good Christmas.
