A Sporting fan was arrested this Friday at Estádio da Luz for throwing a chair against two policemen, during the match that ended with the lions’ victory over Benfica, by 3-1, in a game of the 13th round of the I League.
«During the game, we have to record an occurrence, in which a Sporting supporter throws a chair, hitting two police officers. They were promptly rescued and transported to Hospital Santa Maria. Through our video surveillance system, it was possible to identify the individual and monitor him, until it was possible to extract him and later detain him», explained the deputy commissioner of the Public Security Police (PSP), Laura Bicheiro, to journalists, after the end of the period. derby.
«The visit of Sporting fans to Estádio da Luz went without incident, in a calm manner. At the beginning of the game, there was a small focus of disorder between fans of Sporting and Benfica, which was quickly remedied by the police who were on the spot», he said, adding that «everything was done in the best possible way and resolved on the spot».
As a balance of the police device set up for the event, Laura Bicheiro understands that it was «a success from the point of view of policing», also achieving that «all supporters were [dentro do estádio] in time, before the match starts».
Pablo Sarabia (8m), Paulinho (62m) and Matheus Nunes (68m) scored Sporting’s goals. Pizzi reduced in compensation (90+6m).
Sporting went on to add 35 points, the same as FC Porto, which leads because of the better goal difference. Benfica, who suffered their second defeat in the championship, is third with 31 points.
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