Five fans were arrested on Sunday before the opening whistle of the Lisbon derby between Sporting and Benfica, which ended in a 2-2 draw, on the 33rd and penultimate round of the Portuguese 1st soccer league.
As a police source explained to Lusa, one of the fans was arrested for possession of a prohibited weapon, two for resistance and coercion, one for attacking the physical integrity of an agent of authority and the last for disobeying the ban on access to sports venues. with all arrests to take place even before the start of the meeting.
In addition to these, two sympathizers were also identified due to the possession and use of pyrotechnic devices, and the surveillance was carried out “as planned”, with several small incidents resolved quickly 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 ‘incarnated’ from celebrating this Sunday the conquest of the 38th national title, which has eluded them since the season 2018 /19.
At the José Alvalade Stadium, Aursnes, in the 71st minute, and João Neves, in the 90+4 minute, ensured the draw, after Trincão, in the 39th minute, and Diomande, in the 44th minute, had put the ‘lions’, who ‘delivered’ Sporting Braga third place in the I Liga and a place in the third round of the Champions League, with 71 points, four behind Braga.
Benfica, on the other hand, goes to the last day, in which they will face the red light and the already relegated Santa Clara, with two points ahead of FC Porto, which has 82, after having beaten Famalicão on Saturday (4 -2), the title is still under discussion.
Source: TSF
