Portuguese club Benfica has filed a formal complaint with UEFA regarding Real Madrid's Fede Valverde, claiming the Uruguayan midfielder should have been sent off for throwing a punch at their defender Samuel Dahl during Tuesday's Champions League clash at the Estadio da Luz. The incident occurred in the 83rd minute of the match.
European football governing body UEFA will now investigate the matter to determine if Valverde should face a retrospective ban. However, reports suggest the complaint is unlikely to result in punishment, as UEFA would need to discredit the referee's and VAR's on-field decision, which rarely happens. Real Madrid is awaiting verdicts on both this case and the separate alleged racist incident involving Vinicius Junior.