Affected by a wave of Covid-19, the Belenenses club began their meeting against Benfica with nine players against eleven this Saturday evening. Astonishing.
Ubuesque, surreal, ridiculous… Words fail. Make your choice. In any case, the Portuguese club Belenenses could only align nine players (including two goalkeepers) on the scoresheet against Benfica this Saturday. And what had to happen happened: Filipe Cândido’s team took the broth. 7-0 victory for the Eagles, including a hat-trick from Darwin Núñez. The score was already acquired at half-time.
In fact, there was never a second half … Not really. The locals left the locker room at seven, a player was still on the mat as soon as the restart and the referee, Manuel Mota, put an end to this farce, this football parody, this shame for Portuguese football.
Belenenses has been hit by a spate of Covid-19 cases in recent days. 13 players and four staff members are affected by the coronavirus. The meeting, which counted for the 12th day of the Portuguese championship, has however been maintained. In fact, the president of Belenenses SAD, Rui Pedro Soares, “did not ask for the match to be postponed, so there was no refusal or agreement. It will not happen», As he indicated before a part which will go down in the annals. Not necessarily for the right reasons, however …
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