Ex-Porto man: I was stitched up by Mourinho like Bruno Lage | OneFootball

Octávio Machado gave an interview to Correio da Manhã, where he revealed everything about the process that led to his dismissal from Porto in 2001, where he was replaced by José Mourinho, who shortly before had been dismissed from Benfica and then moved to Leiria. The former Portuguese coach compared himself to Bruno Lage, explaining that both found themselves in a similar situation. The Benfica coach also recently spoke about his career.

"Now, with Mourinho at Benfica, and especially the way it happened, I rewound everything. The way I was cooked in a Mourinho bath. I was sad for Bruno Lage and with the response they gave him: “Let him mourn, as I did many times”. That should not be said. It revolted me. I went through that," Octávio Machado began to explain.

He continued with some details about what happened: "At the time, [Benny] McCarthy had already arrived at Porto. There was a game organized the day after Pinto da Costa's birthday, and I was told that he was selected for the South African national team and we would be without him for some time. There was the possibility of Iván Kaviedes. I told them I didn't know the player and would try: We won 4-1. But, upon returning, I received a message: 'You won the game, but you lost your place'".

"On Pinto da Costa's birthday, after all the guests had left, the agreement for my replacement was celebrated. There was a person inside a car waiting for everyone to leave, to enter: José Mourinho," he said, concluding about the day he lost his place to the current Benfica coach.

Octávio Machado also spoke in greater detail about his departure from Porto, as well as how that process unfolded, and about the last times he spent at the blue and white club. In the end, he confesses not knowing José Mourinho, despite having been a teammate of his father in the national team.

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