Porto turn up the heat with taunts to rattle Sporting (video) | OneFootball

Sporting was reportedly the target of several attempts at destabilization upon arriving at Porto's locker room at the Estádio do Dragão, before the classic match, which ended in a one-all draw, thanks to the goal scored by Luis Suárez in the last play of the game.

According to information gathered by the newspaper A Bola, the lions were met with images related to titles won by the dragons, contrary to Sporting's habit of decorating the locker room in green to create an atmosphere similar to Alvalade. At the same time, news circulated internally about Morten Hjulmand's alleged desire to transfer to Atlético Madrid in the last days of the market.

According to the same source, the air conditioning system was set to maximum, with no possibility of adjustment, and the adjoining room usually used by the Alvalade Club staff was locked, preventing its use.

Nevertheless, this version was promptly contradicted by Porto, which claims that the 'decoration' in question has been in that space since last September, further emphasizing that it was Sporting who first publicly released images of the locker room.

With this draw – the fifth in 36 matches this season – the team led by Rui Borges now has 52 points and remains in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (56) is in first place. Meanwhile, Benfica is third with 49.

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