Today, the Portuguese Football Federation announced in a statement that Moreirense's coach, Cesar Peixoto, has been suspended for eight days.

The Disciplinary Board of the French Football Federation decided to “convict the defendant” of “practicing a disciplinary offence” with “a penalty of suspension for eight days” as well as a fine “corresponding to the amount of 1,580 euros.” , reads the document.

The disciplinary process against the team coach from the village of Moreira de Conejos, in the municipality of Guimarães, was initiated on September 3 by the French Football Federation, with the aim of “determining the disciplinary significance of the facts reported by the French Football Federation”. Arbitration Council.

The statements made by Cesar Peixoto, at the end of the match between Moreirense and Benfica on August 30 (1-1), regarding the fourth round of the Portuguese First League, which showed dissatisfaction with the arbitration, were the reason for the start of the process, this was stated by an official source from the Minho Club of Lusa.

In the “quick interview” with SportTV, the 44-year-old said they “didn't let Moreirense win”, after a penalty kick for Benfica, converted in the 90+7 minute by Marcos Leonardo, was deemed to have been poorly marked by referee Andre Narcissus. .

Cesar Peixoto will be absent from the bench for the Moreirense reception against Santa Clara, in the eighth round of the Primera Division, scheduled for 3:30 pm on Saturday, something that would have already happened as a result of the coach being sent off in the previous match, the round, in the last minutes of the defeat. Against Estrella da Amadora (2-1).