On the sidelines of Saturday’s Todos pelo Porto, Pinto da Costa addressed Sunday’s classic match between Porto and Benfica, admitting that if they lost the Dragons would be stripped of the title.
“Decisive game? It is clear. If Porto tomorrow [este domingo] There is no chance of losing, but we are all confident that we will win. There is no game with an early winner, the probability of winning may be higher, but there are no early winners,” said the blue and white president, referring to the impact that the team’s moment could have on the campaign and even the April match. 27 elections.
“Nothing from me. I’m not discussing the team… The football team deserves my full confidence, they just had a fantastic performance against Arsenal, one of the best teams in Europe. I trust them completely. If something goes wrong, I’m wrong, but that doesn’t change my determination to have an even better team and coach like the one we have.”
Unlike Pinto da Costa, Sergio Conceição did not add extra weight to the classic with Benfica.
The director spoke to journalists at the end of a meeting of the “Todos pelo Porto” list, in which António Oliveira, former player and coach of the club and current shareholder of SAD, businessman and manager João Rafael Köhler and orthopedist Marta Massada, were presented as three candidates for the leadership of FC Porto » at the next elections to governing bodies.
Winner of 15 consecutive terms and the leader with the most titles and longevity in world football, Pinto de Costa will compete for the Blues with Andre Villas-Boas, a former top team coach, and businessman Nuno Lobo, a failed candidate in 2020. “leadership and whites” in the elections scheduled for April 27 at the Dragao stadium in Porto.
Porto, in third place, with 49 points, will host isolated leader Benfica with 58, two against Sporting (one game less) on Sunday at 20:30 at the Dragao Stadium in a match of 24 1st round of the European Championship. I League, under the arbitration decision of João Pinheiro from the Braga association.