Pinto da Costa memorial takes shape at Estádio do Dragão | OneFootball

The scarves, flags, shirts, and messages left by FC Porto fans near Estádio do Dragão, in a spontaneous memorial formed after the passing of Pinto da Costa in February, now have a defined destination. O JOGO has learned that structures are being installed on one of the interior walls of the stadium to display them. The club collected more than ten thousand items, a heritage of incalculable value, which have been stored and treated by specialists over the past few months and will now be immortalized in the corridor that surrounds the stadium and through which the players access the locker rooms. Due to the scale of the project, there is still no scheduled date for its completion.

Some visitors to the stadium and museum noticed the works yesterday, and the newspaper O JOGO confirmed that it is the announced permanent memorial. The location was not chosen at random: it is in front of the gallery dedicated to the most significant moments in the club's history and, due to its length, extends beyond the access to the locker rooms, ensuring safety and preservation conditions for the objects left by fans, which will be protected by glass. In this way, it will be visible both to players as they arrive for matches and to those visiting the museum and taking the stadium tour.

“FC Porto will embrace him for eternity, always guided by his love for the club. For being the best of us, the President of Presidents will always be among us. Let us be worthy, every day, to continue celebrating his life, for death will not erase it and, within us, he will live forever,” assured André Villas-Boas in February, when the historic leader died at the age of 87, after a long illness. First taking office on April 23, 1982, six days after being elected as the successor to Américo de Sá, Pinto da Costa served for 42 years and 15 consecutive terms, leading FC Porto to win 2,591 titles, both team and individual, in 21 sports, 69 of which in senior football, including seven international titles, a record that makes him the most decorated sports executive in the world.

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