Cape Verde boss 'upset' after cramp incident in draw with Uruguay

Cape Verde head coach Bubista said he was deeply disappointed after a controversial sequence in his side's 2-2 World Cup draw with Uruguay. The incident occurred just before half-time with Cape Verde leading 1-0 from a free-kick by Kevin Pina. Uruguay’s Federico Vinas had been holding up Telmo Arcanjo’s leg to relieve a cramp, but dropped the limb and rejoined the play when an attack developed, and Uruguay swung the ball into the area for a Maxi Araujo equaliser.

Bubista said he was "upset by that because Bielsa taught us to have fair play. That's in his press conferences, that's in the matches that his teams play. We learned what fair play was from his attitude." He added that the moment left him frustrated, but part of the experience of growing with the team.

He also accepted his side could have reacted differently: "We could have done something to prevent that situation, we could have kicked the ball off the pitch, but we're trying to do things our own way.

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