Pedro Henriques discusses reckless tackles in Tondela v Sporting | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Tondela 3-0 last Sunday, October 26, in a match valid for the ninth round of Liga Portugal Betclic. Pedro Henriques analyzed the incidents of the match, making it clear that some yellow cards were left unshown to the home team for reckless challenges.

"31’ Pedro Maranhão’s challenge on Maxi Araújo after the ball was already gone. The Tondela player hit the Uruguayan Sporting player’s hip area with his right thigh. Since it was off the ball, late, and negligent, a yellow card was justified," he pointed out as the first case, in statements to the newspaper A Bola.

Next, the former referee spoke about another sanction that should have been given, already in the second half, at 55’. "João Simões gets to the ball first, touching it with his left foot, while Cícero, the Brazilian midfielder from Tondela, arrives late, out of time, and steps on the Sporting player with his right heel. A reckless challenge worthy of a warning".

Additionally, the 79th minute was also noteworthy, again for a "reckless challenge", in which "Brayan Medina does not touch the ball" and "kicks Iván Fresneda’s right foot with his left foot. For the challenge and the disciplinary criteria being applied, the Colombian defender from Ivo Vieira’s team should have been cautioned."

With this victory – the 10th in 14 matches this season – Rui Borges’ team now has 22 points and sits at the top of the Liga Portugal Betclic table. Porto (22) has one game less, and Benfica is third with 21.

Sporting will be back on the pitch on Tuesday, October 28, against Alverca. The match, counting for the quarter-finals of the League Cup, against the team led by Custódio, will be played at Estádio José Alvalade at 8:30 pm.

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