This Monday, Sadio Mane was guilty of a huge mistake during the first period of the clash between Senegal and Ivory Coast in the round of 16 of CAN 2024. But the Lions striker was spared a Teranga red card.
His match could have ended after just ten minutes. This Monday, Sadio Mane escaped a red card during the clash between Senegal and Ivory Coast in the round of 16 of CAN 2024. After assisting Habib Diallo on the opening score (4th), the Lions of Teranga striker was at fault. Huge foul on Ibrahim Sangare in midfield. At the end of his intervention, the Al-Nasr (Saudi Arabia) star interfered with Nottingham player Forrest with his leg too high.
Mane’s crampons hit Sangare’s shin, who writhed in pain as he fell to the ground. Gabonese referee Pierre Etcho issued just one yellow card against the former Liverpool skipper, despite heavy protests from the Elephants.
>> Follow Senegal-Côte d’Ivoire live on RMC Sport
VAR does not intervene
Despite several spectacular slow motions televised, VAR did not intervene. So the referee didn’t go to review the images on the edge of the pitch. Sangare was briefly carried out on a stretcher, with an ice pack on his shin, before returning to the field very quickly. No apparent after effects.
Sadio Mane can count himself happy to be able to continue the meeting. Given the dangerousness of his intervention, the 31-year-old striker would undoubtedly have received a several-match suspension had he been sent off for the action.
Top articles
