Sousa Cintra: Minor mistakes after Santa Clara v Sporting | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Santa Clara, 2-1, in the 11th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Sousa Cintra, former president of the Lions, admits the existence of "small mistakes," but highlights the fairness of the final result, since the Alvalade club dominated the match.

"It was a hard-fought victory. And all of this was unnecessary. Sporting is a deserved winner, had many opportunities, but there were small mistakes. A hard-fought but deserved win. Three points for the champion and dominance," he said in statements to the newspaper Record.

"I almost died during this game. I went from sadness to joy," assured Isabel Trigo Mira, adding: "We won and I always have hope in the team. It was spectacular. But we saw an ugly game, with the refereeing having two standards," said the former Sporting official. "We won against everything and everyone."

In the view of Dias Ferreira, "There were a lot of emotions at the end. Sporting played well enough. Santa Clara scored with their only shot on goal." However, the former presidential candidate "did not expect Sporting to win at the end," noting "Pote's setback."

Sporting will only return to the field on Saturday, November 22, against Marinhense. The match, part of the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal, against the team led by Rui Sacramento, will be played at 6:00 PM in Alvalade.

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