Chidozie Awaziem was shown the red card as Boavista suffered a 2-0 defeat to Benfica in Saturday’s Portuguese topflight encounter.
Following a dangerous play by the Nigeria international on Gian-Luca Waldschmidt in the eighth minute of the encounter played at Estadio da Luz, the Chequered ones finished the game with ten men.
In the wake of the foul, Awaziem was cautioned while a penalty was awarded against his team, however, after several VAR replays, referee Manuel Mota reversed his decision, while the kick from the penalty spot was overturned for a freekick.
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Fuelled by their 3-0 defeat of Famalicao their last time out, Boavista went into the game hoping to consolidate on that result – which would help their battle against relegation.