Porto play victim, target Sporting: Varandas, Borges, Hjulmand | OneFootball

Porto has once again targeted Sporting through the Dragões Diário newsletter, regarding the match between the lions and Famalicão, which ended with a 1-0 victory for the lions. In the text, the blue and whites speak of an opponent “carried on shoulders” and “prohibited by decree from losing points,” also highlighting “the unfortunate mistakes of the referees,” despite all refereeing experts having considered that the VAR acted in the best way.

The dragons write that “they remain ahead of an opponent prohibited by decree from losing points” and add that “the team most benefited by the unfortunate mistakes of the referees was once again carried on shoulders against Famalicão.” The club also recalls the “forgiven expulsion of Gonçalo Inácio in the first-round match” and ironically mentions Rui Borges, stating that the coach “learned quickly and resorted to the tablet (…) to defend the existence of a ‘clear foul’ on Maxi Araújo.”

Porto also questions the VAR intervention in the play that culminated with the disallowed goal, stating that “the only reason for a VAR intervention in the clean goal of the Minho team might be related to a famous fall in the area by Morten Hjulmand.” “It seems that someone is in charge of refereeing in Portugal” and speaks of a season “marked by unfortunate cases always in favor of the same teams.”

The newsletter continues with further criticism, referring to “yet another unfortunate incident favoring the same teams,” in an episode where “a Sporting player violently kicked the head of an athlete.” The dragons argue that “if it weren’t for Porto’s intervention, the Disciplinary Council was preparing to turn a blind eye to the incident.”

Finally, the text leaves harsh words for Frederico Varandas, considering that “crime pays” and mentioning the “usual acquittals” of the lion president. Porto also accuses Benfica of being part of a “Holy Alliance” with Sporting, criticizing the “complicit silence on the other side of the Segunda Circular, which calls for even more penalties, in this Holy Alliance that aims to try to bring down Porto in every way.”

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