Inácio sent off in Famalicão v Sporting? Experts analyse incident | OneFootball

Gonçalo Inácio was yellow-carded in the Famalicão - Sporting match, rivals called for a red card and experts defend the defender

Sporting defeated Famalicão 2-1 in the fifth round of the National Championship. Gonçalo Inácio was a starter and played the entire match, receiving a yellow card in the 25th minute in an incident with Gustavo Sá. Later, the Minho team and rival fans called for the dismissal of the Sporting defender, but experts defended the Portuguese international.

"Inácio was careless with the arm movement. The opponent simulated a face touch, which did not happen. Yellow card was not justified", explained José Leirós, a former referee, in statements to the newspaper O Jogo, ensuring that the card was incorrectly shown by António Nobre.

the first infraction was committed by the Famalicão player, who grabbed the opponent".

At the start of the 2025/26 season, Gonçalo Inácio - valued at 45 million euros - is one of the ever-presents in the Sporting team. The green and white central defender has accumulated 540 minutes in six games, in which he has already managed to make two assists for goals.

Sporting returns to the field on Thursday, September 18, against Kairat Almaty. The match against the team led by Rafael Urazbakhtin, valid for the first round of the Champions League, will be played at the Estádio José Alvalade and is scheduled to kick off at 8:00 PM.

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