Pedro Henriques highlights downside of Santa Clara v Sporting: "Awful" | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Santa Clara, 2-1, in the 11th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Pedro Henriques assures that Sidney Lima was rightly sent off after the Lions’ winning goal, and made strong criticisms about the condition of the Azoreans’ pitch.

"Sidney Lima receives a second yellow and consequently a red card for a reckless and negligent jumping tackle on Matheus Reis, ultimately knocking down the Brazilian defender from Sporting," he said to the newspaper A Bola.

As a negative aspect of the match, the former referee was clear and pointed out the poor conditions of the pitch of the team coached by Vasco Matos: "Pitch in terrible condition. The assistants switched corners and goal kicks in both halves."

With the victory – their 13th in 18 matches this season – Rui Borges’ men now have 28 points and are in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (28) is in first place, but has played one game less.

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