Ex-Sporting candidate: Varandas and Villas-Boas should stay quiet | OneFootball

Carlos Severino closely followed the main incidents of the classic and disapproved of the behavior of the presidents of Sporting and Porto, Frederico Varandas and André Villas-Boas, after the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final.

"It seemed to me that both should have remained silent at the end of the match, even though Varandas was reacting to the accusations and provocations from Villas-Boas. As leaders, they should set an example and not inflame the situation. In the end, they are both to blame," he began by telling the newspaper 'O Jogo'.

The former candidate for the presidency of the lions attacked Villas-Boas again: "Porto's defeat was the eye of the storm and the Porto president cannot pretend to be a saint because he is not, as we have seen in recent practices", he emphasized.

Carlos Severino does not believe that Luis Suárez will be punished for the gesture. "It was a reprehensible gesture, no doubt, but Paulo Bento did something even more evident a few years ago, in the League Cup final against Benfica - a penalty awarded for a non-existent handball by Pedro Silva, in 2009 - and nothing happened. Therefore, I have the feeling that Suárez will not be punished. Sporting was robbed", he stated.

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