THE Benfica’s slim victory over Santa Clata (2-1), at the São Miguel Stadium, ended up being marked by great confusion on the pitch, with several players involved in an exchange of words and referee Cláudio Pereira showing the red card five times.
Jhon Durán (Benfica) and Luís Fernando (Santa Clara) were the first to receive the card, supposedly due to a more heated exchange of words between the two.
Shortly afterwards, Mário Branco, Benfica manager, Gonçalo Santos, Marco Silva’s assistant, and also one of Petit’s assistants were expelled by Cláudio Pereira.
