Di Maria burst into tears

Midfielder Angel Di Maria expressed his disappointment after losing the Portuguese Cup title in the early morning of May 26.

Di Maria was in pain at losing the championship.

Benfica lost 1-3 to Sporting CP in the National Cup final in the early morning of May 26. Orkun Kokcu opened the scoring for Benfica in the 47th minute. Coach Bruno Lage and his team led Sporting until the 90+11th minute, before Viktor Gyokeres scored an emotional equalizer from a penalty kick.

In extra time, Sporting proved their class by scoring two goals in a row by Conrad Harder and Francisco Trincao, thereby winning the championship in a spectacular way.

Di Maria was only brought onto the field by coach Lage in the 103rd minute. In the 17 minutes on the field, the Argentine star did not make much of an impact. He had 2 shots on target but failed to score, and lost the ball 11 times.

When the final whistle blew, Di Maria burst into tears in the arms of his teammates. This is the second time in a row that Benfica has lost the title to Sporting. On May 18, Benfica was held to a 1-1 draw by Sporting Braga, thereby losing the domestic championship to Sporting in the final round of the 2024/25 Primeira Liga. After this match, Di Maria also burst into tears.

Previously, the former Real Madrid star announced that he would leave Benfica after the 2024/25 season ended. After parting ways with Benfica, Di Maria could return to his home country to play.

Di Maria will return to Benfica in the summer of 2023 when his contract with Juventus expires. Last season, his form was inconsistent, partly due to injuries that forced him to miss many matches. But Di Maria still showed his worth when he finished the season with 8 goals and 5 assists in 25 Primeira Liga matches.

Ignacio Arce stunned the audience with his "unbearable" tackle when Deportivo Riestra lost 0-3 to Instituto on April 14, in round 13 of the Argentine National Championship .

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