Benfica in the mix, Varandas hits back at Porto: They never… | OneFootball

Frederico Varandas did not leave André Villas-Boas unanswered. After the Porto president aimed a dig at his rivals, among other topics, the Sporting president accused the northern club, just like Benfica, of influencing refereeing in Portugal, following the most recent League General Assembly.

“They put out tweets, statements on Facebook and Instagram. They highlight incidents where they were supposedly hard done by, but never mention the ones where decisions go in their favour,” Frederico Varandas began, accusing his rivals of taking an inconsistent stance on refereeing and of not being fully honest.

“They show incidents where their rivals benefit, but not when they are on the receiving end. They only tell half the story. There are tweets, newsletters, and it puts enormous pressure on refereeing,” Sporting’s top official told reporters on the sidelines of the ceremony celebrating the 70th anniversary of the University Stadium of Lisbon.

“Sporting are not going to win this war. The smaller clubs want the big clubs to keep doing whatever they want. Sporting could have had a very good season, but only managed the bare minimum because we failed to win trophies. Like in the last seven years, it was never because of refereeing. It was because of our own incompetence,” he said.

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