Smothered by Trubin, he says after Sporting v Benfica: sorry to fans | OneFootball

One of the moments that marked the Reds’ triumph in the Lisbon derby (2-1) came when Anatoliy Trubin, Benfica’s goalkeeper, denied Luis Suárez a goal by saving the penalty taken by the Sporting striker. At the end of the match, the Lions’ number 97 did not hide his frustration over the miss and offered an apology to the Sporting fans.

"The game was very difficult. In these kinds of games, details decide everything. I don’t like speaking in front of the cameras when we win, nor when I’m the best player on the pitch, but I have to come here and apologize to the fans, because they did not deserve to leave with the sadness they feel after this game", Luis Suárez began by saying, in comments to Sport TV.

"Yes. These details, in this case the penalty, can shape the game. I missed, the opponent scored, and everything changed", the Colombian forward admitted, acknowledging that the penalty, which was ultimately saved by Trubin, had an important impact on the course of the match and, consequently, on the final result.

"At this moment, it is very easy to say that we will fight as long as we still have a chance", said the green-and-whites’ number 97, recalling that the Lions still have five matches ahead of them and that there is still a possibility of catching Porto at the top of the league table.

"", Luis Suárez concluded at the end of the match, in comments to Sport TV, as he analyzed what happened on the pitch at the José Alvalade Stadium in the derby won by Benfica.

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