Tempers flare! Marco Silva furious with Benfica player | OneFootball

Clément Lenglet left Marco Silva with a major setback after being sent off in the Clássico against Porto. The French defender will miss Benfica’s next league match and forces the Reds’ coach to reshuffle his centre-back pairing against Vitória de Guimarães.

Marco Silva and Rui Costa reprimanded the player for his lack of emotional control.

Even so, Lenglet admitted it was an unnecessary and thoughtless act, one that affected the team’s ambitions in the match, and he was quickly comforted by the rest of the players and the coaching staff after the incident.

This was the first time the 31-year-old player had been sent off since arriving at Estádio da Luz in last summer’s transfer window, on loan from Atlético de Madrid, in a deal that still guarantees his permanent stay with the Eagles at “zero cost.”

This season, wearing the Benfica shirt, Clément Lenglet - valued at €4 million - has made 13 appearances: seven in Liga Portugal Betclic and six in the Europa League. In 1,046 minutes on the pitch, the Frenchman has scored two goals and provided one assist.

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