Gustavo Correia

Gustavo Correia is a Portuguese football referee who has recently been in the news for reporting threats made against him by Mário Branco, the director-general of Benfica, during a match. His experiences highlight the ongoing issues of intimidation and verbal abuse faced by referees in Portuguese football, which have prompted the Associação Portuguesa de Árbitros de Futebol (APAF) to consider a total stoppage of the sport in response to the lack of adequate measures for their protection.