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André Villas-Boas - who accused the Club - was recently asked about who gives him more trouble: Rui Costa or Frederico Varandas? In response, the Dragons' leader did not hesitate to mention the name of the Sporting president, speaking of a "particular animosity" between the two.

"Here I can't deny that Frederico gives me more trouble. There is a particular animosity between us, we do not like each other. I do not trust him, he does not trust me," he began by saying at the Bola Branca Conference, then going on to praise Benfica's leader.

"Rui is a gentleman of football, one of the greatest Portuguese talents of all time. A dignified, humane person who leads Benfica, our biggest rival, Porto's historic rival. Rui and I have a close, direct relationship, although in a way I was not pleasant with him either."

In that sense, the blue-and-white president admitted to some mistakes: "I was not pleasant with him when I said he was in Frederico's pocket. An alignment between Benfica and Sporting seems increasingly evident, with the aim of breathing down Porto's neck."

"On a professional level, we shared some common ground, on the issue of centralization, which is being threatened by Nacional and Marítimo with an idea that could implode Portuguese football," he concluded.

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