Moura dos Santos on Sporting’s ‘non-existent corner’, calls it a farce... | OneFootball

Manuel Moura dos Santos discussed Sporting’s competitive week, which began in Turin and ended in the Azores. However, the well-known supporter of the green and whites also commented on the ‘Fábio Veríssimo case’, calling the Portuguese league a “farce”.

“Sporting beat Santa Clara in a very uninspired match. They were lucky because they scored their second goal from a corner that didn’t exist. My club had a lot of difficulties breaking through the Azorean defensive line, as they are specialists in this kind of game. They defend well and are dangerous on the counter-attack with technically skilled players,” he began in his opinion piece for the newspaper O Jogo.

“Sporting dominated the game, but had a lot of trouble reaching the Azorean penalty area. Hjulmand was the man of the match not only for his performance, but also because he scored the winning goal for the Lions. There’s little else to say about a match in which Pedro Gonçalves left with physical complaints. Let’s hope it’s not an injury that keeps him out of the team for a long time, as happened last season,” he continued.

Before finishing, Moura dos Santos leveled strong criticism at Porto and Liga Portugal Betclic: “This controversy about what happened in the referee team’s dressing room, led by Fábio Veríssimo, in the Porto-Braga match, reflects what Portuguese football is: a minor league, mostly run by minor people. Abroad, football fans must be having a great time with this farce.”

With the victory in the Azores – their 13th in 18 matches this season – Rui Borges’s men now have 28 points and are in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (31) are in first place, while Benfica rounds out the podium (25).

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