Brazilian striker Pepê stopped his action as a big scoring chance loomed for FC Porto against Estoril on Sunday. In question, the injury of an opposing defender.
It’s a rare image in high-level football. While FC Porto led 1-0 against Estoril in the Portuguese championship, Brazilian winger Pepê found himself thrown in deep. The Porto player won a duel against left back Pedro Amaral who immediately collapsed in the area holding his right thigh. Rather than following through on an action that seemed set to give Porto a big scoring opportunity, Pepê stopped. The referee thus interrupted the game.
Estoril players came to thank Pepê for his fair play under the whistles of the supporters at the Dragon stadium. Amaral was injured and Pepê quickly made the fans forget his choice, scoring his team’s second goal in the 28th minute. Porto largely won (4-0) to come back to three points behind the leader of the Portuguese championship, Sporting, and take five points ahead of Benfica.
