Sá Pinto does it his way! Ex-Sporting wins Cyprus Cup, then a bust-up | OneFootball

Ricardo Sá Pinto celebrated another title abroad by leading Pafos to victory in the Cyprus Cup, but the final against Apollon Limassol, where former Sporting players Bruno Gaspar, Lazar Markovic and Pedro Marques play, was far from being just a sporting success story. The match ended in a 2-0 win for the team coached by the Portuguese manager, in a game only decided in the final moments.

The goals came close to the final whistle, with Jajá opening the scoring in the 85th minute and Portuguese player Pêpê sealing the result at 90+2, thus securing the second trophy in the club’s history. Several well-known names from Portuguese football were also on the pitch, such as Alexandre Brito, Dani Silva, Domingos Quina and Pêpê himself. However, the match was marked by another moment.

After the final whistle, a huge confrontation broke out between members of both teams. Tempers quickly flared on the pitch, with arguments and shoving, a situation that ended up directly involving Sá Pinto, who lost his cool at a moment of already great tension.

Garry Rodrigues, in a highly chaotic scene that surprised those present at the stadium.

Even so, Pafos secured the Cyprus Cup, the second title in the club’s history and Sá Pinto’s sixth trophy as a coach - in which he praised Luis Suárez - and, having only recently taken charge of the team, he needed just six matches to win the first title of the new project.

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