Pepe speaks on his return to Porto

 Today, Porto and Sporting Lisbon had an extremely fiery match with 4 goals scored equally between the two teams and 4 more red cards given by the referee.

 It all started with Joao Palhinha’s high-footed ball against Pepe in the final minutes of injury time.

 Thinking he was being played badly, Pepe “talked wrong” with his opponent.

 It’s not uncommon for Pepe to have these aggressive moments when he was playing for Real Madrid. 

Palhinha was the first to be sent off by the referee, but it wasn’t long before Pepe suffered the same fate because he was involved in the brawl.

 In addition, Sporting Lison’s Bruno Tabata and Porto’s Marchesín were also sent off for “upper shin, lower forearm”. 

 The match became heated when up to 40 people participated in the melee. 

 Some members of the BHL had to run into the field to prevent worse things from happening.

 In the end, the match ended in a 2-2 draw. Paulinho and Nuno Santos were the ones who helped Sporting Lisbon lead 2-0 after just 34 minutes. But Fabio Vieira and Taremi kept Porto 1 point in the end. 

 In this draw, Porto still holds the first place in the table with 6 points away from Sporting Lisbon itself. However, after round 22, it seems that people will remember this brawl more, rather than the final result.