Fernando Madureira was “present” in the stands at the Dragao stadium on Saturday, despite being detained as part of “Operation Praetorian”. “Super Dragoins” with the hand of “Lipinho” evoked the image of “Macaco” through a flag with an image of a cheerleader with a megaphone in his hand. and another one with the number 12 (the number associated with the fans) was displayed.
Fans, led by Lipinho, were also present at the Dragao Arena on Saturday during the hockey match between Porto and Benfica. President Pinto da Costa and “vice-president” Vitor Bahia oversaw the rout of the blue and white (7-1).
In the evening, Pinto da Costa watched a football match at the Dragao stadium, as did his rival Andre Villas-Boas. The Dragons drew 0-0 with Rio Ave and risk seeing rivals Benfica and Sporting extend their lead at the top two places in the table.
On Wednesday, Fernando Madureira, his wife Sandra Madureira and ten other members of Super Dragões were arrested as a result of the PSP mega-operation. The investigation focuses on attacks recorded at the Porto FC general assembly on November 13 and threats against the club’s presidential candidate André Villas-Boas.
Judicial questioning will continue on Monday, so Fernando and Sandra Madureira will also miss the official presentation of Pinto da Costa’s candidacy for the presidency of the blue and white emblem, scheduled for this Sunday at 17:00 at the Coliseu do Porto.