Sporting to invite Villas-Boas to the directors’ box | OneFootball

The relations between Sporting and FC Porto have become strained again after the match at Dragão (1-1, 21st round), with complaints from the lions about the reception from Porto, responses from the blues and whites, and a new reply from the greens and whites through president Frederico Varandas.

At the time, the Sporting leader stated that despite the complaints – dressing room decoration, excessive air conditioning, Atlético Madrid jerseys for Hjulmand, fireworks during the early hours near the team hotel, and especially the disappearance of balls retrieved by ball boys in the final minutes before Suárez equalized at 90+10' – FC Porto and its officials would be received with courtesy for the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals.

“FC Porto will be very well received to compete on the field. The president of FC Porto will have an institutional place as always. I would like Sporting fans not to do what FC Porto fans do to interrupt sleep. We don't want that. FC Porto will be very well received like any team,” Varandas assured at the time.

For this Tuesday's match (8:45 PM), the greens and whites invite André Villas-Boas to the presidential box – as is customary with visiting presidents at Alvalade – so the place in the presidential area is reserved. Now it remains to be seen if the Porto official will accept the invitation or prefer to watch the game elsewhere.

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