Luís Pinto questions red card in Vitória SC v Benfica: just grazed shorts | OneFootball

Last night's match, November 1st, at the D. Afonso Henriques Stadium was marked by the expulsion of a Guimarães athlete. At the end of the match, Vitória Guimarães' coach, Luís Pinto, questioned João Pinheiro's decision after a foul on Leandro Barreiro. Benfica would go on to win 3-0.

then there is no merit for Benfica in the way they change the course of the game".

After defending Sudakov's expulsion, Luís Pinto was not satisfied with Blanco's exit, who fouled Leandro Barreiro: "And then, in a play where the only thing you see is the scrape on the shorts our player is sent off. A very great cruelty that changed the game".

However, Luís Pinto did not stop there and emphasized that João Pinheiro's decision completely changed the pace of the match between the Eagles and Guimarães: "The game became a weak spectacle. Those who were here did not deserve it. The second half was a very poor show".

"Then I lack the words to explain all the frustration in the locker room and to tell our players that we have to hold on to the first half we played", concluded Luís Pinto.

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