Vítor Pinto criticises senior Benfica figure: just imagine... | OneFootball

, at the end of the match against Vitória de Guimarães, analyzed Sporting’s run in the Champions League and exclaimed that he did not like the idea of seeing the lions lift the trophy. To justify his opinion, Mourinho recalled that he was the last Portuguese coach to achieve such a feat. Vítor Pinto commented on these words.

V. Pinto: "Sporting’s reaction? Just imagine what would have happened in 2004 if a Porto rival had officially said that he did not want the club to become European champion, when Mourinho was on his way to Gelsenkirchen," he said on the program "Record na Hora" on the Now channel.

The deputy editor of the newspaper Record, despite the criticism, defended the "Special One" on the point that the criticism was not directed at Rui Borges. "He did not talk about Rui Borges, he only said Sporting. Ego spoke louder, but the truth is that he says Sporting, and when he says the club’s name the scope is much broader," he said.

It is worth remembering that , after the match against Alverca, said the following: European champion Benfica? "I am Portuguese, above all. I want the Portuguese to win", he stated.

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