FC Porto defeated Boavista, who had Ali Beiranvand in the goal, 4-1 on Saturday night, but the Porto coach was livid with the referee’s performance in this match particularly his failure to call several fouls committed by Boavista defenders on Mehdi Tarmi in the penalty box.

Taremi provided two assists in this game and was knocked down three times in the penalty area of ​​Bovavishta, but the referee was not convinced and waved to play on.  Porto’s daily newsletter echoed Porto’s coach Sérgio Conceição, stressing that Taremi is being targeted by the media in Portugal which consequently affects refereeing decisions. The club’s newsletter said: “It is impossible to comment on this game without referring to the negative performance of the refereeing team. Sérgio Conceição, called the foul on Evanilson “blatantly obvious” and some of the fouls on Mehdi Tarmi’s were not properly called

“This is not normal,” the coach said. “The situation reached a point where Taremi had to be substituted to prevent what had already happened to him and he was dismissed by a red card. ” “Taremi, one of the top 32 players in the world by the Portuguese Federation of Statistics, is the target of harassment by the media, which seems to be stopping referees from calling the fouls committed on him in the box,” the statement said.

Some media outlets in Portugal have been critical of Mehdi Taremi accusing him of diving and cheating referees to get penalty calls. Taremi is getting a reputation for easily dropping to the floor in the box and has been getting quite a few penalties for Porto.