Pinto da Costa memorial open for visits on Sunday | OneFootball

The memorial to Pinto da Costa, built from the spontaneous tributes left near the Estádio do Dragão after his passing, will be open for free visits on Sunday, December 28. On that day, when the former president would have turned 88, FC Porto has decided to open the space free of charge from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with entry through P1 (Park 1) of the stadium.

This news was announced at the club’s last General Assembly, after a member asked about the possibility of making the site public. Villas-Boas confirmed that the intention is precisely to allow free access every year on Pinto da Costa’s birthday.

The memorial occupies the corridor leading to the locker rooms, in front of the gallery that brings together several historic moments of FC Porto. Striving to respect, as much as possible, the original arrangement of the objects left behind, the space offers a journey through episodes, quotes, and above all, the feelings of those who, directly or indirectly, were touched by Pinto da Costa.

More than 10,000 objects were collected and curated by FC Porto’s museum team, with the aim of preserving them and integrating some of them into the permanent memorial now installed.

It is worth noting that, starting Sunday, the memorial will be part of the “FC Porto Tour” (Museum + Stadium), allowing all visitors to the Estádio do Dragão to access this popular tribute.

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