Tito Arantes Fontes backs Sporting, mocks Porto and Benfica: "Pathetic" | OneFootball

Tito Arantes Fontes has once again pointed the finger at Porto and Benfica, in his regular opinion column in the Sporting Journal. The former leader of the Stromp Group spoke about the performances of both rivals in the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

"Our most direct contenders had different performances. Porto - after the indescribable fuss that was made before the match in Arouca (and how well, after the game, the presidents of the municipality and both clubs got along in the stand!) - managed in their ninety minutes. They won", it can be read.

Next, the analysis moved on to the reds: "Benfica had a hard time, at their home, to defeat Gil Vicente. The people of Barcelos gave a recital of football and ended the game with more possession, more expected goals, more shots, more goal opportunities, more corners, more passes, more balls on the bar... in short, it was a blast! Still, faced with this sad and distressing reality, Benfica insists - not humbly treating itself - on firing in all directions, pathetically issuing statements after statements... poor things".

Tito Arantes Fontes also commented on the victory of Sporting in Estoril, which he considered "clean": "Last Saturday, we went to Amoreira, to face the always dangerous Estoril. The game was what it was. The most important thing was the victory and the concomitant three points. Rui Borges has already said everything about our team's performance. We played for half an hour and then disappeared. The fact is that we won fairly and - as it became famous - in a 'clean' way! Clear as water... in a 'clean' way".

Finally, he addressed the return to the stadiums of the fans condemned for the attack on the Alcochete Academy: "Once again, phrases, banners and pyrotechnics from one of the fan groups, the so-called Juventude Leonina, appeared. This time, one of the banners read 'We are back'... well, we are very sorry, really very sorry that this is the case", he said, continuing: "The authors and perpetrators of the sinister attack on our Academy have returned, now that their sentences have been served. And it is regrettable that they celebrate their return with outbursts and various non-compliances... as a result, the Disciplinary Council applied almost 15,000€ in fines to the club! The members pay, once again, for the regrettable scenes of these 'boys'! Until when?".

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.