Warm souls a Port after the disastrous knockout in the derby. Almost twenty fans welcomed the blue and white delegation in the early hours of today at the Olival, expressing their discontent after the heavy defeat against Benfica (1-4) on the 11th matchday of the Primeira Liga. President Jorge Costa also had a conversation with fans who were calling for greater commitment from the team.
A person close to the ‘clash’ told the Lusa agency that this group of fans awaited the arrival of the “Dragões” at the PortoGaia Training and Sports Centre, intercepting players and technical staff with whistles and insults. One of the main targets was the coach Vitor Bruno. However, according to the same source, there was no damage reported to the team members’ personal vehicles.
The situation also led to a dialogue at the club’s training center between Jorge Costa, former Porto central defender and captain, who now holds the role of sporting director, and the protesting fans, who were demanding greater commitment from the team after the break in championship for national team matches. Porto suffered its second defeat in the Primeira Liga on Sunday, losing 1-4 to Benfica in the classic, and built up a six-point deficit to national champions and undefeated leaders Sporting, who had overturned their defeat a few hours earlier against Sporting de Braga (4-2) in coach Ruben Amorim’s farewell match.