José Fernando Rio: Cláudio Pereira’s error cost us the game | OneFootball

FC Porto lost at Alvalade 1-0 against Sporting in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final; the return match will take place in April at the Estádio do Dragão.

José Fernando Rio, a well-known FC Porto supporter and former candidate for the club's presidency, reacted to the newspaper Record in this way.

“I think it's an extremely unfair result for FC Porto. The coach made a lot of changes to the team, it's true, but William Gomes, Mora, and Fofana, for example, played a great game. I believe the moment that defines the match is before the penalty. A non-existent foul was called on Pepê in a play with Maxi Araújo. It was a serious mistake by Cláudio Pereira, which ended up having a direct influence on the penalty conceded, the goal scored, and the game lost. Even so, we are at halftime of the tie, FC Porto is improving and competing on three fronts. In fact, three competitions that they can very well win.”

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