Rodrigo Roquette on Porto v Benfica: “The difference is not being Debast…” | OneFootball

Rodrigo Roquette took to social media on Sunday night to react to one of the controversial moments in Porto - Benfica, drawing a direct comparison with the sending-off of Zeno Debast in Sporting’s draw with Arouca.

On his personal account on social media platform X, the well-known Sporting fan shared an image of the moment when Gabri Veiga was shown a yellow card after a hard challenge, stepping on Bah. “The difference is not being called Debast...”, he wrote.

The post came a day after Sporting’s centre-back was shown a straight red card against Arouca. Zeno Debast was sent off in the 54th minute after a hard challenge on Rukavina, at a time when the Lions were leading 2-0 at Alvalade.

The dismissal ended up having a major impact on the course of the match, as Sporting were reduced to ten men for much of the second half and ultimately allowed Arouca to fight back for a 2-2 draw.

At this stage, Sporting sit 3rd in the Liga Portugal Betclic table, with 15 points from seven matches played. Porto are the outright leaders with 21 points, while Benfica are in 2nd place with 16. The Lions will return to action only on October 9, against Braga, after the break for international fixtures.

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