Sérgio Krithinas clears Porto, says Benfica also do unspeakable things | OneFootball

Amid the post-Clássico controversy - where Farioli also spoke about Benfica -, Porto Canal aired a montage with Frederico Varandas, president of Sporting, depicted as Calimero, a well-known animated character. However, Sérgio Krithinas emphasizes that André Villas-Boas should not be solely characterized as the problem in Portuguese football and says that both Sporting and Benfica are not innocent either.

"We are here, in some way, pointing fingers at everything that happened in the Porto - Sporting match and many things that shouldn't have happened. But I think we also cannot make the mistake of thinking that André Villas-Boas is the villain of Portuguese football," he began by saying, during a broadcast on Canal NOW.

Believing that the blue and white president should distance himself from recent acts, Sérgio Krithinas also points the finger at Benfica: "For example, Benfica called Porto players scum, called them a series of things, but Luís Filipe Vieira at the time did not come out to say, 'we apologize to Porto, this is not what we can do'."

In the same vein, the journalist argues that Porto is not the only club in Portugal that adopts this type of behavior: "There are many things that Benfica and Sporting and other clubs do that are absolutely unspeakable as well. From statements on the eve of games, which Benfica did recently, to interviews pressuring and reconditioning referees, it's a pattern that happens regularly depending on the results, depending on the interests."

However, Sérgio Krithinas condemns the actions carried out by the dragons. "I even admit that it might have been just from the mind of the person who put that there. I admit that yes, I think Porto should be held accountable, because that is a tool of Porto at the service of the club and, therefore, what happens there must be the responsibility of the channel owner, so I think there's no way to escape that," he concluded.

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