Alberto Costa sent off? Henriques on Sporting v Porto drama | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques shared his analysis of Cláudio Pereira's refereeing in the Sporting - Porto match, which ended in a victory for the green and whites by 1-0. The expert made it clear that Alberto Costa should have received a second yellow card and that the penalty was correctly awarded.

"45+3’: Second yellow. Alberto Costa makes a sliding tackle and sweeps Geny Catamo, with his right leg extended, touching and knocking him down with his right thigh on the right leg and with his right foot on the left foot. Negligent tackle liable to expulsion for accumulation of yellows," he analyzed, in statements to the newspaper A Bola.

"59’: Penalty. In the dragons' area, Hjulmand gets to the ball first and plays it with his right foot, and Fofana arrives late and ends up, with his right foot, kicking the right shin of the lions' captain. Late tackle that touches and knocks down. Correctly awarded maximum penalty," Pedro Henriques further emphasized.

With this victory – the 30th in 40 matches this season –, the team led by Rui Borges takes the lead in the tie, but they will still have to play the second leg at Estádio do Dragão. The match is scheduled for April 22.

The green and white emblem will return to the field next Saturday, March 7, against Braga. The match, part of the 25th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Carlos Vicens, will be played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, at 18:00.

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