Bernardo Ribeiro brutally mocks Palhinha after boos at Alvalade | OneFootball

Bernardo Ribeiro did not let the boos aimed at João Palhinha during Portugal - Wales at Alvalade go unnoticed, but it was above all the Benfica midfielder’s reaction that prompted the irony. The commentator used the Portuguese international’s remarks to take several digs.

Palhinha had played down the boos he received at the Sporting Stadium, where he made his name and built much of his career. The midfielder said the incident did not affect him and even went so far as to distinguish the fans between those he considers “rational” and “irrational,” in a reaction that did not go unnoticed.

“Palhinha was booed at Alvalade. It was expected. And there were those who discovered that football fans are irrational. I had never thought of that. Although I do find it amusing when people boo their own team after 10 minutes because they are not winning and make the ball burn at the feet of those they are supposedly supporting,” wrote the director of the newspaper 'Record'.

The most biting part came afterward, when Bernardo Ribeiro directly mocked the way Palhinha handled the boos he received: “Thank goodness for Palhinha, who explained everything so well and was as frightened as I am when I face an amoeba in a boxing ring”, he wrote, in a clearly ironic comparison meant to highlight the apparent calm shown by the Portuguese international in the face of the reaction from the stands.

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