Red card forgiven for Ricardo Mangas, Sporting pushed towards victory | OneFootball

In a new round, the feeling that Sporting was favored by refereeing decisions returns, this time with Rui Caeiro officiating the match.

The most notable incident involved Ricardo Mangas, after a violent challenge on a Moreirense player, crudely and negligently stepping on his ankle and putting his physical integrity at risk. The referee only showed a yellow card and, despite the clarity of the incident, VAR did not overturn the decision.

Up until then, the score was balanced, but the match ended up being decided by two penalties naively committed by the visiting team. There is no doubt that the fouls were inside the box, but the contrast in the referee’s criteria is hard to ignore: if Mangas had been sent off, the outcome of the game would have been different.

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