Pedro Henriques on Nacional v Sporting: completely negligent | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques analyzed the play in the third round of the National Championship between Nacional and Sporting

Pedro Henriques, an arbitration expert, says that the second yellow card shown to Pablo Ruan for a violent entry against Giorgi Kochorashvili in the match where Sporting won Nacional 4-1, was well judged by Bruno Costa, the referee of the match.

"The second yellow card shown to Pablo Ruan is correct, as the Nacional player is completely negligent in his approach to the play and, by stretching his right leg, hits Giorgi Kochorashvili's stomach with the toe of his foot," he began by writing in the newspaper 'A Bola'.

The former referee talks about an "evident" entry at 37 minutes: "Play at the entrance of the area, where either by the location of the infringement or by the negligent kick, the warning is clearly justified. Since he already had a yellow card, he ends up being expelled for accumulation," it can be read.

Some doubts remained about whether the infringement occurred outside or inside the penalty area. It is certain that Bruno Costa considered the foul on the Georgian midfielder to be outside the area, despite the protests of the Alvalade Club players who were asking for a penalty.

The green and white emblem returns to the field next Saturday, August 30, against Porto. The match, counting for the fourth round of the National Championship, against Francesco Farioli's team, will be played at 20:30, in Alvalade, with one of the dragons' starters in doubt.

Check out the play of Pablo Ruan's expulsion:

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