Tito Arantes Fontes backs Sporting, mocks Porto and Benfica: "pathetic" | OneFootball

Tito Arantes Fontes renewed his criticism of Porto and Benfica in his usual opinion column in Jornal Sporting. The former leader of Grupo Stromp spoke about the performances of both rivals in the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

"Our most direct contenders had very different performances. Porto—after the unspeakable commotion they stirred up before the match in Arouca (and how well, afterwards, the presidents of the municipality and both clubs got along in the VIP box!)—handled themselves well during the ninety minutes. They won," he wrote.

Next, the analysis turned to the reds: "As for Benfica, they had a hard time, at home, overcoming Gil Vicente. The people from Barcelos gave a football recital and finished the game with more possession, more expected goals, more shots, more goal opportunities, more corners, more passes, more balls hitting the crossbar… in short, it was a rout! Even so, faced with this sad and embarrassing reality, Benfica insists—instead of humbly addressing their issues—on firing in all directions, pathetically issuing statement after statement… poor things."

Tito Arantes Fontes also commented on Sporting's win in Estoril, which he considered "clean": "Last Saturday, we went to Amoreira to face the always dangerous Estoril. The game was what it was. The most important thing was the victory and the accompanying three points. Rui Borges has already said everything about our team's performance. We played for half an hour and then disappeared. What matters is that we won fairly and—as has become famous—in a 'clean' way! Clear as water… in a 'clean' way."

Finally, he addressed the return to the stadiums of fans convicted for the attack on the Alcochete Academy: "Once again, there were banners, posters, and pyrotechnics from one of the supporter groups, the so-called Juventude Leonina. This time, one of the banners read 'We are back'… well, we’re sorry, truly sorry that this is the case," he said, continuing: "The authors and perpetrators of the sinister attack on our Academy have returned, now that their sentences have been served. And it is regrettable that they celebrate their return with provocations and various violations… as a result, the Disciplinary Council imposed almost €15,000 in fines on the club! Once again, it’s the members who pay for the disgraceful scenes caused by these 'boys'! Until when?"

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