The press director of national football champion FC Porto has filed a criminal complaint with the Porto District Court against Sporting President Frederico Varandas, SAD, the club and the Lions staff.
A source from the “dragons” confirmed this Monday to Luza the existence of the criminal involvement of Rui Cerqueira, who accused the target of having made false statements to the authorities and institutions, also attaching a civil claim for compensation.
We are talking about the incidents observed at the end of the “classic” match between Porto and Sporting CP (2:2) in the 22nd round of the 2021/22 I League Championship on February 11, which led the Lions. announce the intention to initiate criminal proceedings against Sergio Conceição, coach of FC Porto, Vitor Bailly, vice president and administrator of SAD Porto, and Rui Cerqueira for “verbal aggression and attempted physical aggression” against Frederico Varandas.
The day after the game, the Lisbonites said in a statement that “three elements, surrounded by several guards, waited” for Frederico Varandas as he moved towards the team bus, and that “Rui Cerqueira violently rammed the president.” Sporting, snatching his wallet with a mobile phone, identity cards and credit cards from his hands and immediately running away.
The Alvalade club also announced that it would take disciplinary action “with a view to banning the Estádio do Dragão” due to “aggression against the Sporting players by elements outside the playing field, which are documented in the images.”
FC Porto, on the other hand, denied “any aggression” and rejected the “pathetic victimization” of Frederico Varandas, accusing him of contempt in the face of an alleged “provocative and abusive attitude from the first to the last minute of his game”. visit to Dragao.
In a note posted on social media on February 13, Rui Cerqueira called the allegations “clumsy and false,” saying he was “forced to take legal action” against those who “attribute facts well known to them that are not in accordance with the law.” truth”.
On June 14, after the end of last season, as a result of proceedings initiated by the Disciplinary Board of the Portuguese Football Federation, the press directors of FC Porto and Vítor Baii were suspended for 115 and 25 days respectively, and Porto SAD were fined 16,320 euro, and Sergio Conceição was acquitted.
With 12 games left in the league, then-leading Porto kept six points ahead of Sporting as they finished second after opening goals from Paulinho (eight minutes) and Nuno Santos (34) Fabio Vieira. (38 minutes) and Mehdi Taremi (78), who have played with a numerical advantage since the age of 49 after Coats was sent off.
The Classic was marked by disrespect between the players and elements of the two teams on and off the field, with referee Joao Pinheiro showing red cards after the final whistle to the Dragons Marchesin and Pepe and the Lions Bruno Tabata and Joao. Straw.
In addition to the suspensions and penalties stemming from these incidents, “throwing an object without reflection in a game” and “qualified dereliction of duty” resulted in two games with a ban on the Estádio do Dragão on 19 July dictated by the federal disciplinary committee. body.
Porto FC gave assurances that it would “convincingly challenge and revoke” the sanction, which was due “only and only to the behavior of elements outside the structure” of the club, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted the injunction on 1 August.
The decision has suspended the Portuguese Football Federation’s Disciplinary Board, which, coming into force 15 days after its announcement, will affect the public attendance at the Dragons’ receptions in favor of Sporting CP in the third round of the 2022 World Cup. 23rd edition of the I Liga, August 20, and Desportivo de Chavez, on Friday, September 10 or 11.
The Portuguese Cup and Super Cup winners Candido de Oliveira started the defense of the national title on Saturday with a home defeat against Maritimo (5:1) and away to Vizela on Sunday, at 18:00, in the match for the second round of the championship.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
