Santana Lopes blunt on Sporting's defeat to Torreense: It was a disgrace | OneFootball

Pedro Santana Lopes, former president of Sporting, analyzed the Lions’ 2-1 defeat to Torreense in the Portuguese Cup final held on Sunday at Jamor. The current mayor of Figueira da Foz says the loss was a huge disgrace.

“It is to Torreense’s credit, but for Sporting fans it was a disgrace. Torreense have good players, but it was very bad, far too bad. I keep thinking about what could have caused that,” he said, speaking on the Now channel.

The former prime minister believes that the rumors surrounding the transfer market destabilized the squad. “I don’t know whether the fact that the sale of half the squad had been announced may have affected the dressing room. The players had their minds elsewhere”, he stressed.

Pedro Santana Lopes again pointed to Sporting’s poor display. “They played very poorly. They created few chances. It’s a stain that won’t fade. Torreense played on Wednesday, Sporting were rested. There are no excuses”, he concluded.

Another well-known figure in the Sporting world who criticized Rui Borges’ team was Manuel Moura dos Santos, in an Leonino Exclusive. “Torreense had merit, obviously, and knew how to take advantage of the circumstances of the match. But Sporting were also hugely at fault. I’ve already seen the Sporting that played yesterday against AFS SAD and Tondela”, he said.

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