The play and the VAR review that ended in a penalty for Benfica

Benfica managed to score first in the match played in Moreira de Cónegos through a penalty. The big star of the play was Vangelis Pavlidis, a Greek national, who successfully converted the penalty, putting the visiting team ahead on the scoreboard. The play that led to the penalty was not immediately clear to the main referee, and it was necessary to use VAR technology to analyze the situation. After the review by the video assistant referee, the foul was confirmed and a penalty was awarded in favor of Benfica, who thus opened the scoring in the match.