Dragão salutes Vítor Pereira 13 years on: ovation before Porto-Forest | OneFootball

Vítor Pereira returned to the Estádio do Dragão and was greeted with a warm ovation before FC Porto-Nottingham Forest, the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.

Before kick-off, the Portuguese coach of the English side stepped onto the pitch and was honoured by André Villas-Boas, the Dragons’ current president. The moment was marked by a greeting between the two, who worked together at FC Porto, and by applause from the stands, in a clear sign of recognition for Vítor Pereira’s time at the club.

The reunion carried special symbolic weight, 13 years after Vítor Pereira’s last appearance at the Dragão as head coach of the home team. His connection to FC Porto remains clear, and the atmosphere in the stadium reflected that bond, with a warm reception for a figure who left his mark on the blue-and-white bench.

The tribute took place moments before the start of the European clash against Nottingham Forest, in one of the most emotional moments of the night at the Dragão. FC Porto’s institutional gesture underlined the respect for a former coach who continues to be remembered fondly in the Porto world.

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