Portuguesa goalkeeper rues red card in defeat to Guarani | OneFootball

After two consecutive victories in the Paulista Championship, Portuguesa lost to Guarani on Monday night at Canindé, in the fifth round. At the end of the match, goalkeeper Bruno Bertinato lamented the sending off of his teammate Gustavo Henrique.

Still in the first half, at 28 minutes, the defender received a straight red card after committing a foul on Mirandinha. With one player less, Portuguesa conceded a goal to Jonathan Costa at the start of the second half and was unable to recover.

“We had the misfortune at the beginning and played practically the whole game with one less. The Paulista is a very balanced championship. All the teams are good and playing with one less makes things much harder,” said the goalkeeper to TNT Sports.

“I think we played a good game, despite the defeat and being a man down. We gave Guarani a hard time until the end and that's the positive takeaway from tonight,” Bertinato added.

The goalkeeper also mentioned Portuguesa’s next fixture in the State Championship, for the sixth round. “There’s no time to dwell on the defeat. We already have to focus on Primavera,” he concluded.

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Match Situation

Portuguesa dropped out of the G8 and now sits in tenth place, with six points. The top eight advance to the second phase of the State Championship and the bottom two are relegated.

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