Turnaround: Rui Costa’s Benfica hit back at André Villas-Boas in kind | OneFootball

Although the Classic between Benfica and Porto took place on the night of Sunday, October 5th, it remains a hot topic, especially off the pitch. Following the complaint by the Dragons against Vangelis Pavlidis and statements from André Villas-Boas, the Club of Luz is preparing to move forward with a case against Alan Varela.

According to the newspaper Record, in its Thursday edition, October 9th, the Eagles, led by Rui Costa, want the Dragons’ midfielder to be punished for the aggression against the Greek forward, which happened in the opening minutes of the match at Estádio do Dragão.

The incident in question occurred around the 12th minute, when the number 22 of Porto hit the Glorioso’s striker in the stomach area. The match was even interrupted due to what had happened and, when it resumed, the ball was simply placed on the ground, without Miguel Nogueira, the referee appointed for the Classic, calling a foul.

It should be noted that the incident involving Alan Varela appears in the compilation of plays that Benfica presented yesterday, October 8th, in response to the provocative words of André Villas-Boas, who, when attending the Portugal Football Globes Gala, took several jabs at his Lisbon rivals.

However, above all, this is the Eagles’ response to the blue and whites, who were quite outraged by the ‘aggression’ of number 14 against Gabri Veiga. Following that case, Porto’s management announced that it will formally file a complaint against the Greek international.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.