Pinto da Costa recalled on the Irony of Fate program on Porto Canal the 1996/97 season, which marked the path to the fifth championship under the command of Antonio Oliveira, and recalled the hiring of Jardel.
Antonio Oliveira replaced Bobby Robson: “I have known Antonio Oliveira since I was a football director, when he was a young and promising athlete, as he showed. It was my beginning as a football manager, because I was already involved in other sports and I created friendships with all the players, but especially with Antonio Oliveira. When Bobby Robson wanted to leave because he had an invitation from Barcelona, we had to find successor and he was on the national team. with him in Cupertino de Miranda foundation [na Avenida da Boavista]… He accepted the project and we got three and four-time champions. “
Hiring Jardel: “I went to dinner with Josep Maria Minghella, who told me that he had a great scorer in Brazil, that he was going to move to Benfica but wouldn’t make a 60 point difference. The director of Benfica was Gaspar Ramos. Call Jardel immediately despite the time difference, because if he wanted to come to Porto he wouldn’t mind waking up. It was immediately closed that night. It was very important for Porto. “
