The documentary series “Irony of Fate” is intended to show the 39 years of the presidency of Pinto da Costa, but not everything in the production is devoted to the past. The latest episode, which took place this Thursday night on Porto Canal, bridges the gap between the past and the present, as the blue and white leaders point to Hugo Miguel as the main figure in the championship won by Sporting.
“There are cyclically referees who celebrate the championship. Just like the 1959 referee is still known as the Calabot Championship, the 2000 Championship was the Bruno Paischau Championship. We went to play in Campo Mayor, and the refereeing was so unskilled that it is still we are talking about Bruno Paixao. It was incredible and biased. Since this one in 2021 will forever remain the champion of Hugo Miguel. They are such unlucky judges that they celebrate the very history of the championship, ”said Pinto da Costa, stressing that he speaks about the facts and is not afraid to point the finger. It happened during the week that he was suspended from the disciplinary board for 21 days for criticizing arbitration. “I’m talking about facts, I don’t make value judgments about people or their intentions. Everyone said that Hugo Miguel did not score three clear penalties – this is reality. And this causes outrage. There are people who haven’t done it yet. understand that there is this right and the right to express resentment when something goes wrong. There are still people from the past with a retrograde mentality who do not recognize that others at large can express their opinions, ”he said. President of the Dragons, referring to the match in which FC Porto said they were hurt in Moreira de Conegos (2-2).
