Red card let off for Ricardo Mangas pushes Sporting towards victory | OneFootball

In a new match, there is once again the feeling that Sporting was favored by the refereeing decisions, this time with Rui Caeiro officiating the game.

The most notable incident involved Ricardo Mangas, after a violent tackle on a Moreirense player, recklessly and negligently stepping on his ankle and endangering his physical integrity. The referee only showed a yellow card and, despite the clarity of the incident, the VAR did not change the decision.

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

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