Overview

• The touchline row flared in the 62nd minute when Bruno Lage replaced Orkun Kokcu with Renato Sanches during the Club World Cup match against Auckland City.
• Kokcu refused to shake Lage’s hand after coming off and shouted an expletive at his manager before sulking onto the bench.
• Lage responded by gesturing for Kokcu to be quiet as tensions rose just moments before his substitute scored to make it 3–0.
• Benfica completed a dominant 6–0 victory with goals from Angel Di Maria, Vangelis Pavlidis and a brace by Leandro Barreiro.
• In his post-match statement, Lage said he makes all selection decisions based on his tactical assessment regardless of a player’s form.