Luís Castro’s team crushes ex-Sporting boss in Asian Champions League 2 | OneFootball

Al Wasl, the team led by Luís Castro, steamrolled Esteghlal, coached by Ricardo Sá Pinto, former player, coach, and director of Sporting, by 7-1. The United Arab Emirates side won in spectacular fashion, in a competition that also features Al Nassr with Cristiano Ronaldo.

The home team opened the scoring early. The first goal came from Fábio Lima in the 7th minute, and the second followed quickly in the 12th minute, scored by Nicolás Gimenez. With the score at 2-0, the Portuguese Pedro Malheiro increased the lead to 3-0. Before halftime, the Iranians managed to reduce the deficit to 3-1, with a goal by Roozbeh Cheshmi (41’).

Esteghlal’s goal served only as a consolation for Ricardo Sá Pinto’s men. In the second half, Luís Castro’s Al Wasl put four more goals past the former Sporting keeper, Antonio Adán. This was followed by a brace from Fábio Lima, goals from Souflane Bouftini, and a double from Renato Júnior. These goals sealed the final score at a lopsided 7-1.

In this way, Luís Castro, former coach of Cristiano Ronaldo, made an impressive debut in the Asian Champions League 2. The UAE team recorded their first three points in Group A, pushing Ricardo Sá Pinto’s side down the table.

. Even with the Portuguese star left out by Jorge Jesus’s technical decision, the Yellows from Riyadh beat Istiklol 5-0, with goals from Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ângelo, Wesley, Kingsley Coman, and Sadio Mané.

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