Experts: Porto man should've been sent off v Sporting, high risk | OneFootball

Last Wednesday’s Porto - Sporting match, on April 22, ended in a draw (0-0) and sent the green-and-whites straight into the Portuguese Cup final. However, experts believe Gabri Veiga should have been sent off early in the match and agree with Alan Varela’s red card.

“Gabri Veiga made a reckless challenge by stamping with excessive force on Hjulmand’s ankle area. A foul with a high risk to the player’s physical safety that should have been punished with a direct free-kick and a red card,” began Jorge Faustino, speaking to Record newspaper.

For his part, Marco Ferreira shares the same view: “Gabri Veiga arrived late to the ball and stepped on Hjulmand’s ankle in a reckless foul, putting the opponent’s physical safety at risk. Free-kick should have been awarded and a red card shown, without the necessary intervention from VAR.”

As for the incident at the end of the match involving Alan Varela and Luis Suárez, both believe it was a “reckless foul” and that the “red card was correctly shown after VAR intervention” to assist Miguel Nogueira.

With this draw – the eighth in 50 matches this season – Rui Borges’ side booked their place in the Portuguese Cup final. Sporting now await the outcome of the tie between Torreense and Fafe, who only play on Thursday, April 23.

The green-and-white club will return to action next Sunday, April 26, against AVS SAD. The match, for the 31st round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the side led by João Henriques, will be played in Vila das Aves at 8:30 pm.

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