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Benfica 2–2 Porto: Mourinho and Lucho Gonzalez Sent Off After Touchline Clash

The result leaves Benfica seven points behind the leaders with nine matches remaining.

Overview

  • Benfica recovered from 2-0 down through Andreas Schjelderup and an 88th-minute Leandro Barreiro equaliser to earn a draw at Estádio da Luz.
  • Jose Mourinho was dismissed in stoppage time after officials said he kicked a ball toward Porto’s bench, a claim he rejected by saying he intended to punt it into the stands for a fan.
  • Mourinho alleged Porto assistant Luis ‘Lucho’ Gonzalez called him a “traitor” 50 times during the confrontation; Gonzalez was also sent off.
  • The finale descended into disorder, with reports of a projectile striking Porto’s Pepê and Benfica’s Nicolás Otamendi receiving a red card from the bench, as Mourinho made a provocative gesture while exiting.
  • Porto stay top of Liga Portugal, Sporting remain four points back, and Benfica sit seven off the pace, with Mourinho calling a late charge difficult though mathematically possible.