After Sporting v Club Brugge, Rui Borges thanks... the VAR | OneFootball

Rui Borges was questioned about the importance of VAR in the Sporting - Club Brugge match, which the lions won last Wednesday, November 26, by 3-0. The lions' coach highlighted how this tool ended up 'saving' the game.

"VAR changed the game with truth. It's a good thing it exists and may it continue. It once again brought truth to the game," he began by saying, since Morten Hjulmand was on the verge of being sent off early in the match, but VAR ended up correcting the decision.

When asked what he thought at that moment, Rui Borges was honest and revealed that he immediately thought about which substitution to make: "I thought about getting Morita to warm up [laughs]... and going to see the play. It didn't seem like a red card to me at the moment, I found the decision strange and went to see it."

"It was a great performance. A mature performance, above all. Within the young team we have, it was an adult team, they understood well the context we were in today and the competition we were playing today (Champions), a lot of quality on that side. I don't think it was the best performance. It was a good performance, we've also had great performances. Today was another one," the coach added.

With this victory – the 15th in 20 matches this season –, Rui Borges' team now has 10 points in the competition and is in eighth place. The next game in the international competition is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, at 5:45 PM, against Bayern Munich in Germany.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.