José Mourinho and the open war between Porto and Sporting: Benfica... | OneFootball

he was not indifferent to the growing tensions between Porto and Sporting. At the press conference, where he revealed that Leandro Barreiro is a doubt, the Benfica coach dismissed the idea that the Eagles have ever been favored during the current season compared to their direct rivals.

"Benfica being favored? Since the start of the season, have you seen Benfica benefit from anything?" José Mourinho began, reacting to the question about the current difficult situation between the two rivals. The latest episode happened in the handball Clássico, where the Lions accuse the Dragons of having placed a 'bad smell' in the dressing room to harm the opponent.

"I still haven’t seen it. Sometimes I hear talk about gusts of fresh air, and I was getting ready to try, in one respect, to be a gust of fresh air. That was for my team to win with refereeing mistakes in our favor and for me to come out and say, 'we won 3 points'", said José Mourinho, maintaining that the Eagles have not been favored this season.

"But mistakes in our favor? It still hasn’t happened. And I hope it doesn’t happen. But if it eventually does, I leave the challenge. And then I will come out and say that Benfica were favored. But until now I cannot understand in what way", said José Mourinho, pointing to the difference in criteria between the rivals throughout the league rounds.

"That situation between the two presidents, of Sporting and Porto... I already said a couple of weeks ago that situations between presidents, I am merely a spectator. Between coaches, yes; between presidents, no", concluded José Mourinho, distancing himself from the problems between the rivals, saying it is not a matter Benfica should intervene in.

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