Tito Arantes Fontes hails Sporting, jibes at Benfica: “Mediocrity” | OneFootball

Tito Arantes Fontes took to his usual opinion column in Jornal Sporting to take stock of Liga Portugal Betclic so far. The former president of Grupo Stromp took the opportunity to criticize Benfica's performance against Estrela da Amadora, without missing the decision of the Sports Arbitral Tribunal (TAD), which annulled the suspension of Conrad Harder – who may be leaving the lions – imposed by the Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation.

“In the games of this round of our historic rivals, because… the mediocrity that was already sensed in Benfica's game appeared, with a sad and poor performance in Amadora. A penalty savior fallen from the sky was worth it to them,” said Tito Arantes Fontes.

Next, the well-known Sporting fan took the opportunity to include Porto in the conversation, leaving a jab at those who downplay the lions without forgetting the election saga that hangs over Benfica: “Curious, in this particular case, that – in this context – those who opine that Sporting “will surely be a top opponent” for our indicated rivals… we are left with the doubt if the question is not exactly the opposite… because are they not exactly the ones who are the opponent of the Two-time Champion? Also curious is the way the other side of the Second Circular polarizes candidacies centered on the systematic attack on Sporting, always with the “Calimero talk”, which seems to be rooted in those people”.

Regarding the TAD's decision to revoke the disciplinary sanction applied to Conrad Harder in the 29th round of the previous edition of Liga Portugal, after the expression “Yeah” uttered by the forward was interpreted as provocative, Tito Arantes Fontes ironized the position of the Disciplinary Council: “‘Yeah!’ (as we all know this word, a mere and innocuous interjection, constitutes – in the disciplinary criterion of the federal instances – a recognized swear word… of world level, I add!). TAD decided well! The Disciplinary Council decided badly!”

Finally, Tito Arantes Fontes maintained the criticism, stating that Sporting could have been harmed by the decision if they had not achieved the coveted two-time championship: “Meanwhile, Harder served his suspension game and Sporting CP was harmed by his absence, in a decisive phase of the Championship of the last season. It could have been complicated and only wasn't, because the Club overcame all those difficulties and was Champion, also winning the Portuguese Cup!”, he concluded.

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