Porto fans vote on Saturday: Pinto da Costa or André Villas Boas?
Tomorrow, Saturday 27 April 2024, is set to be a monumental day for the future of FC Porto. Indeed, the visit of league leaders Sporting to the Estádio do Dragão the day after has been relegated almost to a sideshow this weekend for Porto fans.
Porto’s long-serving president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa and the pretender to his throne, André Villas-Boas, were once the closest of allies. But the two have become embroiled in an increasingly fractious election campaign, with insults and accusations flying from one camp to the other.
PortuGOAL elaborates on the backdrop to Satuday’s election.