Tomás da Cunha blames Rui Borges, says three Sporting men fell short | OneFootball

Tomás da Cunha delivered harsh criticism of the performance put in by Sporting in the Portuguese Cup final, arguing that the defeat to Torreense exposed several individual and collective problems in Rui Borges’ team.

In his analysis of Sporting’s display, he felt that several players were far below expectations at the Jamor. “Inácio, Trincão, Geny Catamo… several low-level performances from the Lions,” he wrote on social media platform 'X', before also holding Rui Borges responsible for the way the game unfolded. “He let everything happen and even destabilized what little there was".

Tomás da Cunha also directly questioned Rui Borges’ game management throughout the match, especially his substitutions and his approach in extra time: “Rui Borges must miss the days when there were no substitutes. It’s the only explanation for what he did.”

On the other hand, the analyst was keen to praise Torreense, rejecting the idea that the win came merely by chance or from isolated efficiency: “They won because they were the better tactically prepared team, the team that managed the key moments better and the team that delivered the best performances,” he stressed, pointing to Lucas Paes, Stopira and Javi Vázquez as some of the standout players in the historic Portuguese Cup triumph.

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