Ex-Sporting star slams Clássico controversy: "Beyond words" | OneFootball

In the aftermath of the match that counted for the 21st round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Tito Arantes Fontes made strong accusations against Porto regarding the alleged provocations in the Classic against Sporting (1-1), which he called "provocative and unsportsmanlike attitudes". Furthermore, the former president of the Stromp Group pointed a finger at André Villas-Boas - who accused the Club in a statement - and gave a preview of the fight for the national championship title.

"These are indescribable things. Setting the air conditioning to maximum is an unbelievable act, of total insensitivity; the ball boys removing the cones and balls is something that, in fact, they can only do with instructions from someone", he began by stating, in statements to Antena 1.

However, the lawyer went further and assures that the attitudes of the blues and whites were "unsportsmanlike", claiming that Porto does not want to elevate the football spectacle. "These are provocative, unsportsmanlike attitudes, detrimental to what would be understood as a first-class spectacle as football deserves, but Porto does not want it", he continued.

The former president of the Stromp Group also wanted to point a finger at André Villas-Boas and lamented that the change of leaders in Porto's management did not result in a "breath of fresh air" for the club. "Not only is there no breath of fresh air, but they have refined in a negative sense. The club's top leader brought a different discourse, but an even worse performance", he pointed out about the current top leader of the dragons.

Finally, Tito Arantes Fontes predicted the fight for the national championship title and has no doubt that the decision will happen among the 'big three'. "The three main clubs are the top three and are close to each other. This could go either way. Any of them could slip up and then there are still the two games between the big clubs that remain. The fight is fierce and the three clubs are in this fight", he concluded.

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