FC Porto president Pinto da Costa will face Andre Villas-Boas and Nuno Lobo this Saturday in the elections to the governing bodies of the national vice-champions of football, with the aim of being re-elected for a 16th consecutive term in the four-year period 2024-2028. .
From 09:00 to 20:00 at the Dragao stadium in Porto, club members will vote to retain the 33rd greatest leader in the history of the Blaugrana, the coach with the most titles and longevity in the football world. or the first change of power since 1982.
Pinto da Costa, 86, has been elected separately several times but will face opposition in the election for the fourth time – and the second in a row with two opponents – in the face of an unprecedented challenge facing his sporting, financial and infrastructure management.
Businessman and professor Nuno Lobo (list C) is running again for the presidency of FC Porto (A), four years after becoming the third and final candidate with the most votes, while former coach Andre Villas-Boas (B), who won four trophies for the Blaugrana in the 2010/11 season, including the league title and the Europa League, is making his first election appearance and has established himself as the main face of the opposition.
These three lists compete for the leadership, the Council of the General Assembly and the Financial and Disciplinary Council, with Nuno Lobo withdrawing from the elections to the Supreme Council, which again includes an autonomous movement led by the lawyer and professor Miguel Bras da Cunha (D).
A tense campaign, compounded by bad timing for the current team’s third-place finish in Liga I, leaves in sight a new participation record that has stood since 1988, when 10,731 members voted for the first of Pinto da Costa’s two successes over José Martins Soares.
Changing your membership card number is a requirement for voting and can be done throughout the day until the polls close, leaving the size of the voting universe uncertain.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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