Sporting’s virtual standing? Rui Borges fires back at Mourinho | OneFootball

Rui Borges pays no attention to José Mourinho's comments about the virtual standings, related to refereeing incidents, a day before the match against Porto, counting for the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, at Alvalade.

"I'm not getting into that. I'm focused on the game against Porto. I'm not worried about it. What I do know is that I'm four points behind the leader and that I have to do my part", he said at a press conference at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

The 44-year-old coach reinforced his opinion regarding the statements made by the Benfica manager. "I'm focused on Porto, and the real standings are what matter right now. Tomorrow is a different competition, we're focused on what we can do against Porto, to reach the final, which is our main goal, to defend a title that is ours," he stated.

Rui Borges has been unbeaten for 20 games at Alvalade, and is now among the best coaches in the Club's history as of the 24th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Only Robert Kelly (1946/1947) and Ruben Amorim (2020/2021 and 2023/2024) have done better.

It will be at the Estádio José Alvalade that the green and white team will take the field on March 3rd, at 8:45 pm, where they will face Porto, in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals. If they go through, the Lions will play the final against Fafe or Torreense.

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