Five supporters were arrested on Sunday before the opening whistle of the Lisbon derby between Sporting and Benfica, which ended in a 2-2 draw, and count towards the 33rd and penultimate round of the 1st Portuguese football league.
As a police source explained to Lusa, one of the supporters was detained for possession of a prohibited weapon, two for defiance and coercion, one for insulting the physical integrity of an authority figure and the last for disobeying the ban on access to sporting venues . with all the arrests that will take place even before the start of the meeting.
In addition, two supporters were also identified for possession and use of pyrotechnic devices, with policing conducted “as planned”, with several minor incidents resolved immediately with swift police intervention.
Sporting and Benfica drew 2-2 in the Lisbon derby of the 33rd and penultimate round of the 1st Portuguese football league, a result that prevented the ‘incarnations’ from celebrating this Sunday the conquest of the 38th league title, which since the season 2018 eludes. /19.
At the José Alvalade stadium, Aursnes in the 71st minute and João Neves in the 90 + 4 minutes tied the score, after Trincão in the 39th minute and Diomande in the 44th minute advanced the ‘lions’, which gave to Sporting de Braga ‘delivered’ third place in the I Liga and a spot in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, with 71 points four from Braga.
Benfica, on the other hand, progress to the final round, in which they face red and already relegated Santa Clara, two points ahead of FC Porto, amounting to 82, after beating Famalicão on Saturday (4 -2 ), the title is still under discussion.
Source: DN
