Porto attacked Gyokeres, the player who played a decisive role in Sporting’s 2-0 win in last Monday’s classic, scoring a goal and providing an assist for Pote. Porto’s director of player relations said that in the game of the 14th round of the Swedish championship, the Swedish striker should have received a red card for challenging Pepe.
“This move is dangerous and jeopardizes Pepe’s physical integrity, he is injured in the Achilles tendon. Everything went as if nothing had happened, VAR did not signal and the referee did not intervene. I admit, the referee didn’t see this, it’s already difficult for me to understand VAR’s non-intervention. This step is not as innocent as it seems. The Sporting player crossed his left leg over his right, an abnormal movement for someone who places his foot on the ground. It doesn’t seem innocent,” said Francisco J. Marquez in Porto Canal.
The play in question occurred in the first half, in the 34th minute, before Pepe was sent off in the second half, in the 51st minute, for attacking Matheus Reis. In other words, Dragao understands that the story of the classic would have been different: Sporting would have played at a disadvantage, and not vice versa. The day after the classic match, in the Dragões Diário newsletter, Porto lamented that “the Lisbon team has again benefited from numerical superiority.”
Author: João Moniz
Source: CM Jornal
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