Villas-Boas plays victim, stirs up Clássico with Sporting swipe | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas took advantage, late Friday morning, of his presence at the World Cup "Trophy Tour" taking place at the Estádio do Dragão, to launch the much-anticipated Classic between Porto and Sporting, and the president of the dragons took a jab at the lions.

"The championship will have its conclusion at the end of May, and that's where we want to see Porto in first place. The rest is "show off" and part of the spectacle, but we cannot ignore the spread of this green wave by some media outlets, some with red microphones, others blue, but with a tendency towards green", he said, in front of the gathered press.

The former coach of the "invicta club" continued to point the finger at journalists. "I understand the schizophrenia of some media outlets, trying to take advantage of a Porto defeat. I understand the excitement of some media, who are clearly aligned with green, this year and in past years, aiming to further hype the match", he stated.

Despite the provocations, Villas-Boas has no doubt that he will face a very competitive Sporting. "The opponent is tough, they are national champions, they are in a stronger moment than Porto, coming off this defeat against Casa Pia, but we will play with our weapons, our style, our ambition, and motivation", he mentioned.

It is worth remembering that this Thursday, February 5th, Frederico Varandas was once again acquitted, now by the Lisbon Court of Appeal, for having called Pinto da Costa, former president of Porto, an “active corrupter”, on March 5, 2022, the day of the last Sporting elections.

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