Guilherme Aguiar: “Sporting were favoured, title fight moot now” | OneFootball

FC Porto are getting ever closer to winning the Liga Portugal Betclic title.

After beating Estrela da Amadora 2-1, the Dragons then saw Sporting slip up and draw against AVS.

FC Porto are top of the league with 82 points, followed by Benfica with 75 and Sporting, with one game in hand, on 72 points.

Former FC Porto vice-president Guilherme Aguiar believes the “Dragons” will be champions.

“Farioli said it is still not time to celebrate, but I am fully convinced that FC Porto will be the next champions.”

The former director spoke about refereeing decisions, admitting that any benefit to Sporting “no longer matters now, because Sporting are no longer in the title race.”

Rui Borges, at the end of the match against AVS, admitted that Sporting should have been awarded a penalty.

In an interview with Antena 1, Guilherme Aguiar said the coach is no different from the others.

“So Rui Borges, who supposedly knew so well how to lose and had so much philosophy, is actually just like the others. Sporting can have penalties overlooked, penalties not given in their favour… it no longer matters.”

Regarding Chelsea’s interest in signing Francesco Farioli, the former vice-president of the Dragons admits that the English club “is not a benchmark club”, adding that “sometimes, our wallet thinks better than our head.”

FC Porto still have three matches ahead of them, but they could already be crowned champions against Alverca on 2 May.

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