Upstaged by Trubin after Sporting-Benfica: sorry to the fans | OneFootball

One of the moments that marked the Reds’ triumph in the Lisbon derby (2-1) came when Anatoliy Trubin, Benfica’s goalkeeper, denied Luis Suárez a goal by saving the penalty taken by the Sporting forward. At the end of the match, the Lions’ number 97 did not hide his frustration over the miss and apologized to the Sporting fans.

"The match was very difficult. In these kinds of games, the details decide everything. I do not like speaking in front of the cameras when we win, nor when I am the best player on the pitch, but I have to come here and apologize to the fans, because they did not deserve to feel the sadness they feel after this match," Luis Suárez began by saying, in comments to Sport TV.

"Yes. These details, in this case the penalty, can shape the game. I missed, the opponent scored, and everything changed," the Colombian striker acknowledged, admitting that the penalty, which was ultimately saved by Trubin, had a major impact on the course of the match and, consequently, on the final result.

"At this moment, it is very easy to say that we will fight as long as we still have a chance," admitted the green-and-whites’ number 97, recalling that the Lions still have five matches ahead of them and that there is still a chance of catching Porto at the top of the league.

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