Nuno Lobo disrespects Sporting and says Lions are "a club of... | OneFootball

Nuno Lobo once again criticized Sporting following the disciplinary complaint filed against Gabri Veiga after the incident that resulted in Morten Hjulmand’s injury. The former candidate for Porto’s presidency was blunt and accused the Lions of being “a club of complainers.”

The businessman pointed to what he sees as a pattern of behavior from the Lisbon club: “Sporting complains about cones, complains about towels, it’s a club of complainers. Sporting deserves no credit whatsoever for reaching the Portuguese Cup final. This match was distorted. Porto should have played Santa Clara instead,” he told Rádio Renascença.

Despite the criticism, he acknowledged that the incident in question warranted disciplinary action: “Looking at that, obviously it’s a red card, but when we trivialize every incident and every complaint, and have this back-and-forth, it creates a toxic, heavy atmosphere. That’s what Portuguese football is becoming.”

Nuno Lobo also sent a message ahead of Porto’s upcoming matches: “I hope the Refereeing Council, or whoever is in charge of all this, appoints a referee who doesn’t come into the match against Estrela da Amadora with the job already done”, he said, in an indirect criticism of referee appointments.

At the moment, Porto (79) are in first place (with one more match played). Benfica are second with 75, but they have played two more matches.

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