At the unprecedented incidents he experienced in the Cup semifinal between AEK and Aris last March, spoke to  Portuguese media, the referee of that match, Soares Dias.

What was left unforgettable for him, as he emphasizes, is the incident with his assistant, who was caught by Dimitris Melissanidis during the half time, according to the testimonies.

Detailed what he said:

«Someone from one group came next to one of my assistants and grabbed his genitals, it was something embarrassing! I’ve never seen anything like it before! It was an unusual attack. I could not believe it».
At the same time, he criticized himself for his progress in the field of refereeing: «I myself am sometimes incompetent. I don’t like being incompetent. I would like to be successful, more effective in some of my decisions.

At the same time, he criticized himself for his progress in the field of refereeing: «I myself am sometimes incompetent. I don’t like being incompetent. I would like to be successful, more effective in some of my decisions.

Such as, for example, the player himself, who when he has an open goal does not want to fail. But the truth is, sometimes he fails. » He then spoke about his relationship with referee VAR, stressing that «he should not interfere.

Decisions are for the referee on the pitch, to make his decision and be autonomous. In the beginning with VAR there was a phase of adjustment. Now I’m the one to say «look if the phase is okay, so there will be no noise tomorrow».

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