José Pina after Porto v Sporting: Villas-Boas like Pinto da Costa | OneFootball

José Pina gave an exclusive interview to our newspaper. The well-known Sporting fan spoke about the draw between Porto and Sporting (1-1) on Monday and commented on the match itself, the refereeing, and condemned the strategies employed by the Dragons, led by André Villas-Boas.

When asked about the fairness of the final score, the Sporting fan did not question the nature of the game: "I think the result is fair, it reflects what happened on the field", he said, in a match that was tied by a goal from Luis Suárez in the 90+10 minute.

Despite the fair result, José Pina believes that Rui Borges' team could have taken a more offensive approach. "I expected a more proactive Sporting and they could have been bolder because Porto is declining", he stated.

Regarding the refereeing, the 64-year-old writer thought everything went as expected. "The refereeing went well, there was no incident", he emphasized. It is worth noting that Itturalde González, a former Spanish referee, said he agrees with the penalty awarded to Sporting and suggested that Jakub Kiwior could have been sent off.

The draw keeps the Lions four points behind Porto's lead. José Pina believes that the dream of the championship treble is difficult but not over. "Treble? It's less alive, but it's not dead", he commented. The Lions are in second place with 52 points.

At the end of the interview, regarding the controversial issues of the curtains, the speakers emitting noise, the behavior of Porto's ball boys, and the newspaper covers in the locker room, the former commentator of the "Prolongamento" program pointed the finger at André Villas-Boas. "I thought Villas-Boas would be a breath of fresh air in Portuguese football, I was disappointed. Villas-Boas is the same as Pinto da Costa. The ball boy story, I think, doesn't even happen in Argentina or Brazil anymore, it's a third-world thing," he concluded.

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