FC Porto say no irregularities in the Dragão Arena dressing room | OneFootball

FC Porto has confirmed the opening of an investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the alleged incidents reported by Sporting before the match at Dragão Arena, played on March 28 as part of the handball championship.

In a statement, the Dragons guarantee that there was no anomaly whatsoever in the visiting dressing room, saying that the internal and external assessments carried out prove the absence of any irregularities. The club welcomes the investigation, believing that it will help clarify the facts and any contradictions in the accounts that have been made public.

FC Porto also admits that it may hold accountable whoever has called its good name into question.

Statement

“FC Porto has become aware of the opening of an investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, with a view to establishing the facts relating to the incidents alleged by Sporting CP, which preceded the match played between the two clubs at Dragão Arena on March 28.

FC Porto clearly and unequivocally reiterates that there were no abnormal conditions whatsoever in the visiting dressing room at Dragão Arena, namely any resulting from unusual maintenance work on its facilities.

Additionally, FC Porto stresses that it has already had the opportunity to gather and analyze information relating to the match preparation operation, both through its internal teams and from external entities, all of which fully confirm the absence of any irregularity, in line with what had previously been stated.

In this context, FC Porto welcomes the opening of the investigation, as it believes that the objective and rigorous establishment of the facts will make it possible to fully clarify the situation, as well as the inconsistencies found in certain accounts made public and, if applicable, the intentions behind them.

FC Porto will remain, as always, fully available to the competent authorities, ensuring its full cooperation and undertaking to provide all the information at its disposal, with a view to fully establishing the truth.

Naturally, and at the appropriate time, FC Porto will not fail to hold accountable anyone who, without grounds, sought to call its good name into question.

Following an institutional communication sent today to Her Excellency the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, in which FC Porto’s position regarding the facts in question was set out, it is hereby informed that the Club will be received in a hearing tomorrow, on which occasion it will present its full account of the situation.”

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