Sporting target misbehaves and is sent off in Rangers v Braga clash | OneFootball

Rodrigo Zalazar tried to attack an opponent with a headbutt and ended up being sent off in the Braga - Rangers match, a game counting towards the league phase of the Europa League. The player from the Minho warriors has been linked with Sporting in recent months, but did not have a happy match in Glasgow.

In addition to Zalazar, who has been linked with Sporting, the Braga - Rangers match featured two players with connections to the Alvalade club on the team sheet. On the Minho side, João Moutinho started, and for the Glasgow team, Youssef Chermiti led the attack for the Scots.

As for the match itself, it did not start well for Braga. After a very balanced first half, Rangers took the lead with a penalty, already in stoppage time, leaving the Minho side at a disadvantage at the end of the first 45 minutes.

In the second half, everything got complicated in the 62nd minute, when Rodrigo Zalazar was shown a red card. The player linked with Sporting tried to attack an opponent and the referee did not forgive him. However, shortly after, Braga managed to equalize, a result that would last until the end of the game.

With this draw, Braga remains in seventh place in the Europa League league phase, with 10 points from five matches. Rangers, with former Sporting player Chermiti, continue to struggle in the continental competition – the Glasgow team is in 33rd place, after earning their first point in the competition against the Minho side.

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