Heads up, Sporting! Porto file complaint against Frederico Varandas | OneFootball

Porto filed a formal complaint against Frederico Varandas with the Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation, following the statements made by the Sporting president after the victory against Vitória de Guimarães (4-1) on December 23.

In the mixed zone of the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, the Sporting leader harshly criticized the past of national refereeing, pointing fingers at the main rivals and their former presidents, something that did not sit well with André Villas Boas.

“For decades, refereeing was not independent, it had an owner. Porto and Benfica. Decades. With names. Pinto da Costa, Luís Filipe Vieira. I am 46 years old, you are from my generation and we grew up like this,” stated Frederico Varandas at the time in question.

According to information revealed by the newspaper Record, the Porto management found it strange that there was no reaction from the FPF Disciplinary Council and the Portuguese Football Referees Association, which prompted the formal complaint against the Sporting president.

, with 42 points earned. Benfica is in third place with 39, while Porto leads the competition with 49 points.

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