Pinto da Costa remembers calling Bruno and leaves Vieira splicing The President of FC Porto explains that he informed Bruno de Carvalho, Ricciardi and Eduardo Barroso that he would not engage any player who would have canceled with the club.

Sporting

Pinto da Costa confirmed in the magazine "Dragões" this July that he called Bruno de Carvalho to ensure that he would not engage any player who had ended with Sporting and left the same guarantee to José Maria Ricciardi and Eduardo Barroso

"The Sporting has gone into a great upheaval after the events of Alcochete, which all football fans lament, of course, and the consequent wave of layoffs in the team.As it happened in 1994, during a critical period similar to Benfica, when I called the then President Jorge de Brito to make sure that FC Porto would not take advantage of this moment to hire "J & # 39; I also informed the president of Sporting that FC Porto would not be the fate of any player who canceled ec Sporting ", wrote Pinto da Costa.

"But because the General Assembly was about to vote for the dismissal I make it a point to inform two distinguished friends and sportsmen that FC Porto does not take advantage of the momentary weaknesses that his rival I have therefore called José Maria Ricciardi and Eduardo Barroso, giving them my word of honor that although several businessmen offer us athletes, we would not hire one. only player who has terminated a contract with Sporting, "he added.

"Meanwhile, at the same time that FC Porto was giving guarantees to a rival to experience difficulties, which can happen to any club at any given time, the president of the Another rival promised his members to take advantage of the weakness "It's the ethical behavior of those who represent the clubs," he continues.

"The season is about to begin, the ours is the beginning of the season. the team is doing well and … our artillery is ready for the hard fights to come, "said Pinto da Costa