The Tottenham Hotspur head coach was left incensed with a late decision against his side as Harry Kane’s late winner was ruled out by a questionnable VAR decision and was given a red card by the referee
Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte was sent off as his side’s late winning goal against Sporting Clube de Portugal was ruled out due to a baffling VAR decision.
The hosts thought they had secured a crucial win against the Portuguese side with Harry Kane scoring in the closing seconds. A long VAR call saw the strike ruled out – a decision that left Italian boss Conte furious.
Spurs had initially headed into the game against Sporting with a win being enough to secure their place in the last-16 of the competition – avoiding the need for a winner-takes-all showdown with Marseille on the final matchday.
They got off to the worst possible start as academy graduate Marcus Edwards gave Sporting the lead in the first-half. Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur equalised for the North Londoners with just ten minutes remaining and from then on, they looked likely to be the only side who would win the game.