“Assistant ref erred and Sporting won, Fofana slipped and FC Porto won” | OneFootball

José Mourinho sent messages to his direct rivals after the derby in the 30th round of the Betclic League and highlighted Benfica’s resilience in a season that has fallen short of expectations.

After Sporting-Benfica, the Benfica coach praised the team’s perseverance and stressed how the group managed to remain competitive throughout the championship. In the same remarks, Mourinho took digs at Sporting and FC Porto, recalling incidents that, in his view, ended up being decisive in recent rounds.

Among the examples, he pointed to a refereeing mistake that allegedly benefited Sporting, mentioning a corner wrongly awarded, and also referred to an incident at the end of an FC Porto match, summing it up with the phrase that “Fofana tripped,” which led to a favorable outcome for the Porto side.

Curiously, he forgot about the moment when António Silva held Deniz Gul inside the box in a match where FC Porto drew with Benfica. One could add: “António Silva held him, but the referee didn’t call it.”

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