This Sunday, Sporting were late in the fight for qualification to the Champions League, drawing 1-1 at home to Aroca after Pot missed a penalty and threw two balls into the irons.
Amorim decided to rest Morita, who started on the bench, while Pote reunited in midfield with Ugarte, with Goncalo Inacio replacing Diomande. The forced change was the addition of Arthur to Edwards (see opposite). And although the lions entered with smooth football, they are blind in attack. Chermity was the most offensive, but far from convincing. However, he is the one who jumps with Galovic, who ends up touching the ball with his hand. After consultation with VAR, a penalty was awarded. As a result, the pot allowed the goalkeeper to save himself with a weak blow.
The Lions blamed the losers, and the Arukens believed they could walk away with the points. In a counter-attack bid, Diomande’s cut ends up with Antony, who makes it 1-0. A bucket of cold water with many whistles for the team.
In the additional stage, Morita appeared, and with him the danger. The Japanese had a deflection of his head on the crossbar, Chermiti could not reload.
Aroca closed the path to the goal with a defense of six elements, while the full-backs leaned on the central defenders, and the last ones went down. The lions carried on, but reinforced defenses arrived for the order.
However, Sporting were always more dangerous, and Chermiti saved Pote’s free-kick and the ball hit the post, to the dismay of the lion hosts. The lion squeezed, but endured. Until Joao Basso tripped Pote for a foul. He went down with some theater, but when it came to capital punishment, he didn’t forgive. The tie has been done. Bad rehearsal of the match against Juventus on Thursday.
Positive
Arok efficiency
Opportunity and purpose. A carefully tuned and impenetrable defensive wall, goalkeeper De Arruabarrena saved a penalty, and the result is still zero.
Negative effectiveness of lion attack
An unrealized penalty (pot) and two balls in irons reveal the attacking mistake of the lions. Chermity has a lot more to do and this Sporting team needs a striker. The Coates adaptation is not a solution.
Arbitration
good on penalties
Well, when signaling a penalty with Galovich’s hand in the application with Chermiti. On the second penalty Pote lost with some theater but was touched by João Basso. Amorim was expelled due to protests.
Amorim ruled out in the last minutes
Ruben Amorim was sent off this Sunday after the eighth minute of stoppage time in the second half. The Sporting manager got into a mess with the bench in Aroca, who also had one of his assistants sent off by the referee.
Ruben Amorim has received a red card for the first time this season in the league and should be given a suspension by the Disciplinary Board. As such, he will not be on the bench during Sporting’s trip to Guimarães on the 24th.
