João Pinheiro appointed for Sp. Braga v Sporting: match officials for matchday eight fixtures

João Pinheiro has been appointed to referee Sp. Braga v Sporting, the marquee clash of matchday eight of the Portuguese League on Friday (20:15), the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced on Tuesday afternoon. The Braga Football Association referee will be assisted by Luciano Maia and Hugo Marques, with Bruno Costa as fourth official, Manuel Mota as VAR and Paulo Miranda as AVAR.

On Saturday at 18:00, FC Porto travel to face Marítimo in a match officiated by João Gonçalves, who will have Tiago Martins on VAR duty. Meanwhile, on Sunday at 18:00, Benfica host V. Guimarães, with Luís Godinho as referee and Pedro Ferreira as VAR.

Check out all the appointments for matchday eight below:

Moreirense v Gil Vicente

Referee: Miguel Nogueira

Assistants: Paulo Brás and Nuno Pires

Fourth official: Márcio Torres

VAR: João Malheiro Pinto

AVAR: Pedro Sousa

Sp. Braga v Sporting

Referee: João Pinheiro

Assistants: Luciano Maia and Hugo Marques

Fourth official: Bruno Costa

VAR: Manuel Mota

AVAR: Paulo Miranda

Casa Pia v Santa Clara

Referee: Iancu Vasilica

Assistants: Jorge Fernandes and Alexandre Ferreira

Fourth official: Fábio Veríssimo

VAR: Manuel Oliveira

AVAR: Sérgio Jesus

Marítimo v FC Porto

Referee: João Gonçalves

Assistants: Pedro Ribeiro and Miguel Martins

Fourth official: Diogo Araújo

VAR: Tiago Martins

AVAR: André Campos

Ac. Viseu v Estoril Praia

Referee: Cláudio Pereira

Assistants: Tiago Costa and Daniel Santos

Fourth official: Daniel Pinto

VAR: Paulo Barradas

AVAR: Ricardo Luz

Rio Ave v Nacional

Referee: Carlos Macedo

Assistants: Luís Costa and João Macedo

Fourth official: Humberto Teixeira

VAR: João Casegas

AVAR: Marco Vieira

SL Benfica v V. Guimarães

Referee: Luís Godinho

Assistants: Pedro Martins and Gonçalo Freire

Fourth official: Bruno Vieira

VAR: Pedro Ferreira

AVAR: Leonel Ferreira

Arouca v E. Amadora

Referee: Luís Filipe

Assistants: Hugo Ribeiro and André Botelho

Fourth official: Ricardo Baixinho

VAR: Bruno Esteves

AVAR: Pedro Felisberto

Famalicão v Alverca

Referee: Sérgio Guelho

Assistants: André Ferreira and José Mira

Fourth official: André Carvalho

VAR: Rui Soares

AVAR: Márcio Azevedo

(Article updated at 19:02)