Pepe despatched off for sixteenth time in profession after wildly lashing out
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Pepe was despatched off as Porto misplaced a crunch Primeira Liga conflict with Sporting Lisbon on Monday night time.
The 40-year-old – generally known as one in all soccer’s hot-headed figures – was dismissed early within the second half after lashing out at Sporting wing-back Matheus Reis.
Reis crashed into the again of Pepe as he positioned the ball for a free-kick in his personal half and the defender swung his arm out, catching his opponent within the face.
Pepe seemed livid as Reis collapsed to the ground holding his face and after a VAR examine, the Porto centre-back was despatched off.
After receiving his marching orders for the sixteenth time in his profession, he sarcastically clapped the referee and laughed to himself.
Pepe was despatched off after lashing out at Matheus Reis, who had crashed in to the again of him
It was the sixteenth time Pepe has been despatched off in his career- and the second this marketing campaign
While he would possibly declare to have retaliated for Reis steaming in to the again of him, it’s onerous to justify swinging his arm into the Sporting man’s face.
Porto have been already 1-0 down after Viktor Gyokeres’ first-half opener, however inside 10 minutes of Pepe’s maverick second, the deficit had doubled after Pedro Goncalves’ objective.
It was Pepe’s second sending-off of the season after his dismissal in Portugal’s model of the Community Shield – the Supertaca – towards Benfica.
Porto sit third within the Portuguese high flight, three factors behind Sporting and two behind Benfica after 14 video games.
Pepe was incredulous after choosing up his first yellow card through the first half on Monday
Pepe is in his sixth season again on the Portuguese giants and is concentrating on a fifth title with them, having spent a stint on the membership earlier in his profession.
Last season they missed out on the Primeira Liga crown by two factors as Benfica reclaimed it.
This yr appears to be like primed for an additional shut tussle between the nation’s huge three, whereas Braga aren’t out of the combo as they’re solely two factors behind Porto.