In the middle of the second half, Diogo Costa lay down on the lawn and had to receive medical assistance in the calf of his left leg. The goalkeeper ended up holding out on the field and, at the end of the match against Rio Ave, Sérgio Conceição devalued.
′′ If we have one or the other injured we have to look forward. If there is no Diogo there is Cláudio Ramos, Samuel Portugal… I have not complained but, as I said, it is better for a coach to have the good headaches, with all the players available, and not the bad ones», said the coach .