Porto set to lodge Luis Suárez complaint after Sporting win | OneFootball

Porto is preparing to file a formal complaint with the Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation, accompanied by footage from the Classic against Sporting played last Tuesday. According to the newspaper A Bola, the complaint is expected to be submitted between today and tomorrow and will include the moment when Luis Suárez makes a gesture associated with theft towards the cameras. The incident occurred when the Sporting players were demanding a second yellow card for Alberto Costa after a foul on Geny Catamo.

At the end of the match, André Villas-Boas reacted critically and recalled an episode from his coaching career in China: "Above all, I want to send a message that seems very clear to me. When I was a coach in the Chinese league, I was suspended for four matches for making the same gesture as Luis Suárez."

The official continued, pointing at the rival: "The President of Sporting has already called the president of the Federation, João Capela, and Nuno Almeida a thief. Luis Suárez has just called the referee Cláudio Pereira a thief, with clear gestures for all the televisions to see. Therefore, I want to know if Luis Suárez will also get a four-match suspension or if the Portuguese league can be compared to the Chinese one."

Villas-Boas further reinforced the intention to formalize the complaint: "The example is clear. It happened to me and I got a four-match suspension. Just as I expected the president of Sporting to be punished, but the Disciplinary Council decided to shelve very serious accusations. I want to see if Luis Suárez will be punished or if we will have to compare the Portuguese league to the Chinese one. We intend to file a complaint, obviously."

On Sporting's side, coach Rui Borges downplayed the controversy when questioned about the issue and about criticism from Porto's coach Francesco Farioli: "I don't know, I didn't see it, but if he did, maybe he was making a gesture to some Porto player for stealing balls in the other game, I don't know. I won't comment on Mr. Farioli's words, Luis' character speaks for itself and his mark on the league will continue. He needs to focus much more on his own than on the opponent. Suárez's attitude, what's unsportsmanlike about it? I didn't even see it, it's up to each one's interpretation and I won't talk about it, it's about valuing the game. That's my answer."

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