The altercation that Sandro broke up in the locker room during halftime of a game has been described by the former Tottenham star.
The Brazilian midfielder, who played at White Hart Lane for four seasons between 2010 and 2014, was compelled to intervene when two of his Spurs teammates got into an altercation in the middle of a match. A argument over a free kick led to the brawl.
Left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto typically handled set-piece responsibilities, but creative spark Rafael van der Vaart wanted to take over that role, so he illegally took advantage of a promising free-kick opportunity.
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That really didn’t sit well with Assou-Ekotto, Sandro recounted in a recent interview. Exclusive to Ladbrokes Fanzone, he said: “Assou took this extremely personally.
He was quite unhappy because he believed that was his ball and he was going to shoot. When we were playing with him as a group of guys, we often just let Assou do anything he wanted to do.
He was furious at the time. When we enter the locker room during halftime, Rafael is being punched by him! He was resisting my attempts to grab hold of him since he was so powerful, then I grabbed hold of him and dragged him away from Rafa.
“Why did you take the shot, he asks? How come you done this? You don’t take it, my friend; it’s my ball! I’ll murder you the next time! He was furious. When we arrive for training the following day, Van der Vaart approaches me and says, “Sandro, you saved my life. Thank you very much.”
When Assou-Ekotto first discussed the fight in the media, he stated to The Athletic in February 2022: “After that, we grew even closer. I fought him on Sunday, then a few days later I scored against Everton with the ball he gave me. We were close, and he was pleased.
The couple, according to Jermaine Jenas, were “going at it naked” on talkSPORT in September. “We enter, everyone changes, and then all of a sudden I hear this commotion in the showers.” It’s Rafa and Benoit sparring in the open! It was stopped very much right away,” he stated.
