What’s a derby if it doesn’t involve putting out a fire by the time the whistle is blown?! Well, Portugal experienced their own ‘clássico‘ on Saturday, when Benfica defeated Sporting 1-0, thanks to a goal from Javi Garcia. Benfica are now in top spot (yes, we hear a couple of you rejoicing!! kkkk) and Pablo Aimar (lembra dele?) orchestrated the midfield throughout the match.
Of course, Sporting fans were unhappy and decided that burning a section of the Estádio da Luz was the way to go. The club has now been fined 2,500 euros for the incident!
“It was a very intense match, extremely contentious. We ended up earning an edge on a set piece and then knew how to suffer in the last half hour when we were left with 10-men,” – Jorge Jesus (Benfica Coach)
