Nuno Lobo disrespects Sporting, says Lions are "a club of..." | OneFootball

Nuno Lobo once again criticized Sporting following the disciplinary complaint filed against Gabri Veiga after the challenge that resulted in Morten Hjulmand’s injury. The former candidate for Porto’s presidency was blunt and accused the Lions of being “a club of complainers.”

The businessman pointed to what he sees as a pattern of behavior from the Lisbon club: “Sporting complains about cones, complains about towels, it’s a club of complainers. Sporting deserve no credit whatsoever for reaching the Portuguese Cup final. This game was distorted. Porto should have played Santa Clara instead,” he told Rádio Renascença.

Despite the criticism, he acknowledged that the incident in question warranted disciplinary action: “From what I saw, it is obviously a red card, but when we trivialize every incident and every complaint, and have this back-and-forth, it creates a toxic, tense atmosphere. That’s what Portuguese football is becoming.”

Nuno Lobo also had a message regarding Porto’s upcoming matches: “I hope the Refereeing Council, or whoever is in charge of all this, appoints a referee for the match against Estrela da Amadora who doesn’t already have the job done,” he said, in an indirect criticism of referee appointments.

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