The celebration of the cup was marked by Sporting’s refusal to transfer the proceeds from the game with Olivais and Moscavide.

The Portuguese Cup match, which will take place tonight at 20:45 at the José Gomes Stadium in Reboleiro, between Sporting and Olivais e Moscavide, has not yet started and has already attracted a lot of attention from the fans.

At the heart of the controversy surrounding the match is Sporting’s decision not to give up ticket revenue for the match, which will not be played at the team’s usual home in the Lisbon area.

““Sporting is committed to transparency in football and although this is a historically common practice, it is ethically inappropriate to donate revenue (regardless of the amounts involved) to the teams with which it will compete,” a Sporting official said in a clarification. sent to Record.

“Combating the idea, which unfortunately persists, that financial support for smaller clubs serves the purpose of giving an advantage to larger clubs, namely playing games in stadiums with conditions more favorable to the big ones.”

Olivais e Moscavide regrets his decision, but insists that he did not expect anything

The host club initially reacted and expressed regret over Sporting’s refusal to give up proceeds from the match.

“When the draw was made and we knew we were going to face Sporting, our biggest concern, knowing we weren’t going to play here, was to find a place where we could celebrate the football. When we chose the Jose Gomes Stadium. “In Reboleira, we realized that we would have a lot of organizational expenses. From other organizations involved in this game, we expected support that would help us promote football,” he also said Write downPresident of Olivais and Moscavide Gonçalo Candeias.

The Lisbon district club reached this stage of the tournament after defeating Real Massama (2-1) and Os Sandinenses (3-1). The leader of the emblem still regretted the lions’ decision.

“We respect [a decisão], because whoever runs Sporting must decide. Often these games are a kind of oxygen cylinder for small clubs, but this is not the case with us. The income that we expected Sporting to be able to give us was intended solely for the organization of this game, to help us with the expenses that we would incur. This has nothing to do with an oxygen tank or a “jackpot” as many people call it,” he stressed.

In a statement, the club emphasized that financial assistance will guarantee the progress of the meeting, since, for example, “The 100 PSP employees who will be on duty for this game will not be on site because this is normal for the Olivais and Moscavide game.”