Miguel Cardoso rues missed chances and admits Sundowns to blame

The Brazilians looked set for victory after midfielder Katlego Ntsabeleng gave them a slender 1-0 lead but the visitors struck late when Tshegofatso Mabasa converted a rebound from a penalty to snatch a draw.

While Cardoso raised concerns over the officiating, he conceded the reigning Betway Premiership champions let the result slip.

"I think there are a lot of traps on our way up until the end. I also just saw the situation from Tashreeq (Matthews) and I think if there was VAR, Tashreeq would not have been offside for sure.

"As soon as Ronwen saved the penalty, the flag was up and then it went down. I don't have explanations for that. I don't want to comment too much on that, I can only complain that we should have done more to score the second goal that would've taken us out of trouble."

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Cardoso dismissed the notion that there could have been complacency from his charges, who still have a game in hand over log leaders Orlando Pirates. 

Asked about the ability to cope with the busy schedule between now and the end of the season – especially with a title on the line – Cardoso argued that having a squad of quality players does not guarantee points.