The players of Farense, the team that faced Sporting Lisbon this Saturday for the Portuguese league, surprised by coming out to the field dressed in a black cape over their sports clothing.
Farense is a club from the city of Faro in the Algarve region. It was founded in 1910 and, starting from this season, plays in the Primeira Liga, the top Portuguese category.
What is the reason for the cape? The cape that the footballers wore when they went out onto the field is the one used by students from the University of Algarve, located in the city of Faro, where the club is based.
When only 12 minutes of the match were played, Sebastián Coates got injured and had to leave the field.
The defender, who was a regular in the Uruguayan national team in the previous stages under Óscar Tabárez and Diego Alonso, was not called up by Marcelo Bielsa in the first round of the qualifiers and was also not reserved for the matches against Colombia and Brazil.
However, Coates received a call from the Argentine coach, who explained to him the reasons why he was not being called up.
- Sebastián Coates