The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation announced this Wednesday the appointments of the referees for the games of the 18th round of the League, which starts on Friday with Sporting’s reception to Casa Pia, in this case, with refereeing by David Silva.
Cláudio Pereira was named for Benfica’s visit to Vila do Conde, for the duel with Rio Ave, on Saturday, while João Gonçalves was named for FC Porto’s trip to Guimarães, on Sunday.
Referees for the 18th round matches
Sporting – Casa Pia
Referee: David Silva
Assistants: Carlos Campos and Nelson Cunha
4th referee: Ricardo Baixinho
VAR: João Malheiro Pinto
AVAR: Gonçalo Freire
Gil Vicente – National
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
Assistants: Paulo Brás and Nuno Pires
4th referee: Miguel Fonseca
VAR: Rui Costa
AVAR: Álvaro Mesquita
AVS – Arouca
Referee: João Pinheiro
Assistants: Bruno Jesus and Luciano Maia
4th referee: Vítor Ferreira
VAR: João Bento
AVAR: Pedro Sousa
Alverca – Moreirense
Referee: Luís Godinho
Assistants: Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota
4th referee: Bruno Vieira
VAR: Cláudia Ribeiro
AVAR: André Narciso
Rio Ave – Benfica
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
Assistants: Tiago Costa and João Bessa Silva
4th referee: Fábio Melo
VAR: Pedro Ferreira
AVAR: Jorge Fernandes
Santa Clara – Famalicão
Referee: Márcio Torres
Assistants: José Pereira and André Ferreira
4th referee: Iancu Vasilica
VAR: Ricardo Moreira
AVAR: Jonathan Babo
Tondela – Sp. Braga
Referee: Gustavo Correia
Assistants: André Dias and Fábio Silva
4th referee: Flávio Jesus
VAR: Vasco Santos
AVAR: Valdemar Maia
Vitória – FC Porto
Referee: João Gonçalves
Assistants: Pedro Ribeiro and Ângelo Carneiro
4th referee: Bruno Costa
VAR: Tiago Martins
AVAR: Pedro Felisberto
Estrela Amadora – Estoril Praia
Referee: Pedro Ramalho
Assistants: Diogo Pereira and Hugo Ribeiro
4th referee: Luís Filipe
VAR: Rui Soares
AVAR: Márcio Azevedo




