Benfica coach Jose Mourinho was left fuming after Porto assistant Lucho Gonzalez referred to as him a “traitor” throughout O Classico.
Mourinho was despatched off within the aftermath of Leandro Barreiro’s 88th-minute leveller at Estadio da Luz, which noticed Benfica come from two objectives down to attract 2-2.
Victor Froholdt and Oskar Pietuszewski put Porto in cruise management heading into half-time, with Benfica staring down the barrel of a primary league defeat in 39 matches.
However they battled again to seal a share of the spoils, although the top of the sport resulted in feisty circumstances, with Mourinho despatched down the tunnel after being proven a purple card.
The Benfica boss was dismissed after he was adjudged to have kicked a ball in the direction of the away bench, with an altercation with Gonzalez ensuing.
“Relating to the sending off, the Porto bench one that was additionally despatched off referred to as me a traitor 50 occasions within the tunnel,” Mourinho stated. “I’d like him to elucidate: traitor to what?
“I used to be at Porto, I gave my soul to Porto. I went to Chelsea, Inter, Actual Madrid, and Fenerbahce. I turned issues round.
“I gave my all to the world, my soul, my life on daily basis. That’s what professionalism is all about. Insults from followers are one factor. And that’s soccer.
“These are the identical followers who, years in the past, I couldn’t stroll within the metropolis with, who knelt at my toes. Now they insult me. No drawback.
“However a fellow skilled calling me a traitor? A traitor to what? To present every thing to Benfica? If I go away Benfica tomorrow and go elsewhere, I’ll do the identical. A traitor to what?
“I didn’t prefer it. I used to be wrongly despatched off. The fourth official did a horrible job all through the sport and continued to take action once I informed the referee that.”
