Yellow card for Suárez? Luís Avelãs: Not at all | OneFootball

At the 48th minute of the Alverca - Sporting match, which ended in a victory for the lions, 4-1, Luis Suárez fell in the area in a play with André Gomes, and the referee awarded a penalty. The Colombian forward immediately told João Pinheiro that he had not been fouled, but João Pinheiro still showed a yellow card for simulation to the Sporting player. Luís Avelãs disagrees with this decision.

"Not at all! He lifted his leg to avoid touching the goalkeeper, lost his balance, and fell. And seconds later, he was already saying it wasn't a penalty. He was honest (which is rarely seen in elite football). The only card that could be justified was a white one. Shortly after, he was 'compensated' with a beautiful goal," he wrote in his opinion piece for the Record newspaper.

The journalist from the same media outlet commented on the injury of Nuno Santos and lamented the incident. "After such a long break, he didn't deserve to get injured again. His sadness and despair are understandable," he said. The Portuguese winger cried on the substitutes' bench.

Regarding the game itself, Luís Avelãs praised the lions' approach in Sunday's match. "It's true that the lions didn't push hard, but that had more to do with Pote's early goal than with fatigue from the previous clash. This time, the mission was to secure the 3 points and not to score a certain number of goals as happened with Bodo/Glimt. There was intelligent management that still allowed for a comfortable and fair success," it can be read.

It is worth remembering that Sporting will return to the field on the weekend of April 4/5 against Santa Clara. The match, part of the 28th round of the Portuguese League, against the team led by Petit, will be played at the Estádio José Alvalade with the schedule yet to be defined.

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