Casa Pia won in Braga (1-0, goal by Raafel Martins) in the 12th round of the I Liga and kept 4th place in the ranking, but the match was not easy for the Lisbon team, who had two players in hospital and one assisted in an ambulance with chest pain.
In the 33rd minute of the first half, Fernando Varela left the field on a stretcher after being hit in the face and losing consciousness. In the second half, bad luck knocked at Casa Pia’s door again with winger Leo Natel, who also left the playing field on a stretcher and sustained a serious injury, according to coach Filipe Martins. After the final whistle, goalkeeper Ricardo Batista went to the ambulance located in the Estádio Municipal de Braga with severe chest pain, according to Sport TV.
The Casapiano goalkeeper put on an excellent display – he saved a penalty – and was named man of the match but received the award without saying a word due to an inconvenience that was nothing more than a scare.
Casa Pia, which took the second consecutive win, remains in fourth place in the ranking, with 23 points, while Sp. Braga, who came from two wins, is now third, with 25 points, one less than the dragons, on a list led by Benfica.
Source: DN
