00:00As he lined up to take the penalty kick, his own manager was screaming at him from the sideline.
00:05The team was down by one goal, and the manager wanted his favourite penalty taker, Denise Carter, to take it.
00:11But the striker shooed the captain away, ignored his own manager, and he demanded to take it himself.
00:16The manager was furious at the player's disobedience, and so were the fans.
00:21But Leonar Cuque didn't care. He believed he could score it.
00:24And as he took the penalty, it turned out he was right. He equalised the score.
00:29But the fighting with his leadership didn't stop there.
00:32Leonar continued to insult his manager for not trusting him.
00:35The manager called for a substitution, but Leonar refused, even trying to fight the manager, only to be held back
00:41by his own teammates.
00:42The captain convinced the manager to let Leonar stay on the field, and it's a good thing he did,
00:47because only a few minutes later, Leonar scored again, winning the game for the team in the final minutes.
00:53In the moment, the manager couldn't help but laugh, but after the game, he was still furious at the player's
00:59defiance.
01:00He tried to suspend the player, but by now, after Leonar had single-handedly saved his team, the fans were
01:06on his side.
01:07And they protested the suspension by spray-painting Leonar Cuque's name in the streets.
01:12But when Leonar returned to play the very next week, and the team received another penalty,
01:17this time, he stepped aside, and insisted the manager's favourite, Denise Carter, take it.
01:22Denise proceeded to kick one of the worst penalties seen in the entire season,
01:27and Leonar Cuque just stood there and smiled at his manager.
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