Expert: Sporting denied penalty, foul was below the belt | OneFootball

In the analysis of the refereeing of the match between Sporting and AFS SAD (a 3-2 victory for the lions in extra time), Pedro Henriques pointed out a controversial incident at the 48th minute which, in his opinion, should have resulted in a penalty in favor of the Alvalade Club for a foul on Daniel Bragança.

"Paulo Vitor comes in with his left leg forward and hits Bragança in the lower parts with his knee, knocking him down: Penalty kick. There is doubt whether Bragança started from an offside position. The game did not stop and two minutes later the lions scored," can be read in the newspaper 'A Bola'.

With the victory achieved in Alvalade, the lion team thus won three games after extra time in the 2025/26 Portuguese Cup against AVS, Santa Clara, and Paços de Ferreira, victories that set the score at 3–2 and allowed Rui Borges' team to advance in the competition.

With qualification for the next phase, the green and white emblem now prepares for what will be the 11th confrontation with Porto in the semi-finals of the main competition, reinforcing the tradition of intense duels between the two historical rivals of Portuguese football.

In the 2025/26 sports season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Daniel Bragança – valued at 10 million euros – played one match for the B team and four matches for the main team. In total, in 179 minutes of play, the midfielder scored one goal (Check it HERE).

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