Portugal's Leão Sent Off for Punching in World Cup Warmup Win over Chile
Rafael Leão may face disciplinary review after a straight red card, while Portugal won 2-0 and Cristiano Ronaldo was rested at halftime.
- On Saturday, Portugal forward Rafael Leao received a red card for punching Chile defender Ivan Roman during an international friendly in Oeiras; Referee Luca Zufferli dismissed both players on the stroke of halftime.
- Cristiano Ronaldo started the match before being replaced at halftime by Guedes, who scored the opening goal in Portugal's 2-0 victory over Chile in the World Cup warmup.
- Bruno Fernandes doubled Portugal's lead in the 75th minute, while Lucas Cepeda netted a late goal for Chile in stoppage time, completing the scoring in the friendly.
- Leao could face disciplinary scrutiny depending on whether the incident appears in the official match report; his availability for Portugal's friendly against Nigeria on June 11 remains uncertain.
- Portugal opens its FIFA World Cup Group K campaign against Congo on June 17 in Houston, and any friendly suspension is not expected to carry over to the tournament.
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Portugal's national team has successfully contested the penultimate test before the start of the World Championship in the USA, Mexico and Canada. Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. kept the upper hand 2:1 on Saturday in Oeiras against Chile. However, there are still worry folds, because of a possible lock of Rafael Leao. The striker had seen the red card shortly before the break, like the Chilean Ivan Roman.Leao had previously hit the aluminum…
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Cristiano Ronaldo is on the starting team in the World Cup test against Chile, but the goals for Portugal this time score others. In the 2:1 there are also two red cards. Rafael Leão even threatens consequences for the World Cup.
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