Villas-Boas ramps up pressure before Benfica v Sporting derby: 3pts each | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas once again criticized the Lisbon rivals. This time, the Porto president shared his opinion on the League's parameters regarding the rest days that will be granted to Sporting and, ironically, emphasized that the derby of the lions against Benfica will "benefit" both teams.

"All normal, the reader might say, were it not for the fact that Sporting managed to convince the others present to have two additional rest days beforehand — they play on Saturday, December 13, on Thursday, December 18, for the Cup, and receive another additional rest day afterward, as they only play again on Tuesday, December 23," began the Dragons' official, targeting the Alvalade club.

"A way of operating where the same club is always disadvantaged and where holy alliances are shamelessly revealed. We might even see the Lisbon derby end with 3 points for each," added André Villas-Boas, regarding the match between eagles and lions on December 5.

"It is for these reasons and others that Porto's work, dedication, and effort must always be superior to the others and, in this field, our team has been unsurpassed: we completed a victorious cycle in November and are already fully focused on the crucial December cycle," stated the Dragons' official — who received a response from Rui Costa.

"We recently met with the President of the Portuguese Football Federation and the President of the Refereeing Council, reinforcing our request to quickly ensure greater uniformity in referees' criteria, the implementation of the professionalization of this sector, and greater coherence in the application of meritocracy criteria in appointments for games of higher complexity," he added, finally.

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