Varandas calls Villas-Boas a hypocrite, stirs up Dragão derby tension | OneFootball

At the end of August, FC Porto and Sporting met again in a classic match at Alvalade, with the presidents of both clubs sitting side by side. Since then, the relationship between the two has worsened, casting doubt on whether that atmosphere of fair play will be repeated the day after tomorrow at the Dragão. If not, it will be the first time that André Villas-Boas and Frederico Varandas will be apart in the stands since they took on their respective presidencies.

The stance taken by the FC Porto president towards Rui Costa has been different, as they have never sat side by side, neither at Luz nor at Dragão. AVB recently explained that, at the first Benfica–FC Porto match of his presidency, he sat in the sixth or seventh row and then reciprocated in kind. “There is still not enough respect for us to sit next to each other,” he said about Rui Costa.

As for Varandas, the exchange of ‘pleasantries’ has been numerous since the first-round classic, with most direct references coming from the leader of the blue and whites. Even so, the most biting criticism came from the leader of the lions. “They said a breath of fresh air was coming, but it’s the staleness and hypocrisy of the worst kind that Portuguese football has ever known,” said Varandas in mid-November, with FC Porto responding on social media with a video: “That breath of fresh air with a roar of hypocrisy.”

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