Petit on Mangas and the ruled-out goal: “Pundits can watch it all week” | OneFootball

Statements from the Santa Clara coach after the 4-2 defeat to Sporting at Alvalade, in the 28th round of the Primeira Liga

Match analysis and key incidents: “I think we started well, we scored, there was a moment with Gabriel [Silva] through on goal where the linesman blows for a foul [on Ricardo Mangas] when there wasn’t one, and we could have made it 2-0. We were two against one. We knew Sporting would react, they are a team with quality, with good movement, and they ended up scoring. In five minutes, we failed in the central block, where our lines should have been closer together, and Sporting made it 2-1 and 3-1. We tried to correct things at half-time, knowing that Sporting can break quickly into attack. We managed to make it 3-2, the referee disallowed it.... I didn’t see it clearly, but I was close and had the feeling there was no foul. We took risks, we made it 3-2, but Sporting ended up killing the game. I congratulate my players, who knew Sporting had only conceded four goals at home and still managed to score two, in this case.

What feelings do you leave Alvalade with? “I leave frustrated, it’s never good to lose. But proud of my players, who faced the two-time champions. We were ahead, we knew how to react, but there were incidents we have to review. The commentators should take a look at them during the week as well.”

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