Champions League sparks tunnel bust-up at Luz involving two Benfica players | OneFootball

Richard Ríos and Nicolás Otamendi were involved in a heated argument with Fenerbahçe players. The situation occurred on August 27, when Benfica defeated the Turks, 1-0, in the Champions League and saw the Colombian and the Argentine side by side.

According to information provided by sports commentator Pedro Sousa and confirmed by Record newspaper, the incident happened as the teams were heading to the locker rooms, with the reds already ahead in the tie. Shoving and verbal exchanges were at the origin of the conflicts.

In the midst of all the confusion, Otamendi and Richard Ríos took on the role of defenders of the eagles' squad. The initiative of the Benfica captain, as well as the Colombian reinforcement, impressed the structure that manages the reds' football.

Despite the event, such episode does not appear in the report of the main referee assigned to the match, Slavko Vincic. The heated argument may have been due to nerves being on edge, due to the millions at stake in the playoff for access to the European competition.

Ironically, it was Akturkoglu who dictated the fate of Fenerbahçe, who would end up signing the winger from the reds shortly after.

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