Richard Ríos loses his cool with team-mates in Benfica v Qarabag | OneFootball

Benfica suffered an unexpected defeat at home to Qarabag, in the first round of the regular phase of the Champions League. During the match, visibly irritated, Richard Ríos was seen protesting with his teammates at a moment of greater danger for the red goal.

The episode happened in the 63rd minute of the match, which was tied 2-2 at the time. At that point, Qarabag was creating some danger near Benfica's goal, which caused the Colombian to raise his arms in a call for reaction from his teammates.

The counter-attack from the team from Azerbaijan was eventually stopped by Otamendi, who kicked the ball to the back line in a relief move, consequently conceding a corner to the opponents, who would score the 3-2 in the 86th minute.

Remember that the defeat to Qarabag was the final blow in Benfica's relationship with Bruno Lage. Hours after the match played at Luz, Rui Costa announced that the Portuguese would no longer be Benfica's coach with immediate effect.

The President of Benfica stated that he intends to have a new coach guaranteed for the eagles' next match in the Portugal League, at the AVS SAD's ground. The favorite to fill the vacancy is José Mourinho, who is already in advanced talks with Rui Costa.

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