Richard Ríos loses his cool with teammates in Benfica v Qarabag clash | OneFootball

Benfica suffered an unexpected setback at home against 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 great danger for the home team's goal.

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

The counterattack by the Azerbaijani team was eventually stopped by Otamendi, who kicked the ball out for a corner in a relieving manner, consequently conceding a corner to the opponents, who went on to make it 3-2 in the dying moments, in the 86th minute.

It should be noted that the defeat to Qarabag was the final blow in Benfica's relationship with Bruno Lage. Hours after the match 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 secured for the Eagles' next match in the Liga Portugal, 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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