Enzo Barrenechea ruled out for Benfica, matches decade-long low | OneFootball

The return of José Mourinho to the Estádio da Luz as the coach of Benfica did not go as planned, after the reds drew one-all against Rio Ave, in the rescheduled match of the first round of the National Championship. However, the draw was not the only headache for the eagles, considering that in the same game Enzo Barrenechea received his fifth yellow card in six League games.

Such a record makes Enzo Barrenechea the first player of the National Championship to reach five yellows this season, thus equalling the decade record for the fewest games to reach such a number of yellow cards set by Sandro Cruz, who last season also reached the mark of five yellow cards in six League matches, playing for Gil Vicente.

However, there is another record related to the distribution of yellow cards that remains unbeaten. This is because the former Porto player Wendell is the player who reached five yellow cards in the fewest minutes played, 433. In this aspect, Enzo is content with second place, having reached such a milestone in 496 minutes.

Of the five yellow cards seen by Benfica's starting midfielder, GoalPoint found that only three came as a result of gameplay, while the other two were due to improper behavior, verbal exchanges or disagreements that the player was involved in.

The fifth yellow card given to Enzo Barrenechea in the National Championship, against Rio Ave, prevents the midfielder from playing in the next round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, to be played on September 26, at 8:15 pm, at the Estádio da Luz, against Gil Vicente, where the eagles are only thinking about winning the three points.

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