Porto to file new complaint against Sporting, Varandas in spotlight | OneFootball

Porto will submit a new complaint to the Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation, this time related to Frederico Varandas' statements after the Classic against Sporting, concerning the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals.

Besides the already announced complaint about Luis Suárez's gesture during the match in Alvalade - which ended with a victory for the lions thanks to a goal by the Colombian, from a penalty -, the dragons believe that the words of the Sporting President are also serious and subject to disciplinary punishment.

At the end of the game, Frederico Varandas responded to the criticisms from the Porto club and directly targeted the blue and white president, André Villas-Boas. "The president of Porto lies. He is a liar. He lacks the ethical dimension for the position he holds," he stated, accusing the leader of contributing to the tension between the two clubs.

The Sporting leader also took the opportunity to highlight how Sporting hosted the rival in Alvalade, emphasizing that everything proceeded with respect. "There were no fireworks, Porto's players slept and I hope they slept well," he said, thanking Sporting fans for showing, in his words, that "they are different from these people."

Varandas also reinforced the contrast between the two clubs and again criticized Villas-Boas, accusing him of "inelegance" and trying to create narratives to divert attention from Porto's team's performance: "I see the president of Porto afraid, because he looks at the field and realizes that the team plays poorly," he stated, considering that the criticisms of the Suárez case are part of that strategy.

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