Daniel Chaves criticizes refereeing in Super Cup: «The VAR always works in favor of one side»

Daniel Chaves, FC Porto's coach, publicly criticized the refereeing in the Super Cup match, stating that the VAR system always works in favor of one of the sides. The Porto coach specifically pointed to a goal disallowed against Benfica as an example of his dissatisfaction with the refereeing decisions. Chaves's statements come after FC Porto lost the Super Cup match, a defeat that generated great controversy. The blue and white club expressed its disagreement with various decisions made by the referee and the video assistant referee during the match. This is not the first time accusations of bias in Portuguese refereeing have emerged, but Chaves's words intensified the debate about the impartiality of the technological system in national football.