The Portuguese attacker Rafael Leão used social media to explain the brawl with defender Iván Román of Atletico Mineiro in friendly. The incident occurred in the 44th minute of the first half. Cancelo suffered a foul on the left side of the penalty area and confronted Faúndez. The two players disagreed, started a brawl, and Ivan Román pushed Cancelo. Rafael Leão, who was close to the incident, did not like it. The Portuguese attacker gave a punch to the Chilean defender, who fell to the ground. The two players received a direct red card. Portugal won Chile 2-1, with goals from Bruno Fernandes and Gonçalo Guedes - Cepeda reduced for the Chileans. This was the last friendly before the World Cup debut. The Portuguese team is in Group K of the World Cup, in the same group as Colombia, Uzbekistan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Chile did not qualify for the World Cup for the third consecutive time, missing the 2018, 2022, and 2026 editions.
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Atletico Mineiro: Rafael Leão explains brawl with defender in friendly
Rafael Leão explains the brawl with defender Iván Román of Atletico Mineiro in friendly. The Portuguese attacker used social media to explain the incident.
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