Jose Mourinho despatched off towards Porto: ‘He referred to as me a traitor 50 instances’
Benfica coach Jose Mourinho accused FC Porto assistant supervisor Luis ‘Lucho’ Gonzalez of calling him “a traitor” 50 instances throughout Sunday’s 2-2 draw.
Mourinho was despatched off towards his former membership within the 91st minute after he was deemed to have kicked a ball in direction of the away bench.
Former Porto participant Gonzalez was additionally handed his marching order quickly after following an alternate with Mourinho.
Talking after the sport, Mourinho, 63, mentioned of Gonzalez: “He referred to as me a traitor 50 instances. I might like him to elucidate to me a traitor to what? I went to FC Porto, I gave my soul to FC Porto, I went to Chelsea, I went to Inter, to Actual Madrid, I went all over the world and gave 24 hours of my life on daily basis. That is referred to as professionalism.
“When he went to Marseille [from FC Porto in 2009], did he betray FC Porto? He might have insulted me in one other means, perhaps he would have thought it higher, however I feel it is an assault on my professionalism.
“I do not prefer it. Insults from followers are one factor, it is soccer. These are the identical followers who had been at my ft after I was strolling across the metropolis. Now, from a fellow skilled… He is an expert like me, he is defended a number of jerseys all through his profession, I do not perceive.
“Traitor why? For giving every thing to Benfica?”
Gonzalez, 45, joined FC Porto in 2005, one 12 months after Mourinho had moved to Chelsea having guided the Dragoes to Champions League glory.
Mourinho had beforehand steered Porto to 2 league titles and a UEFA Cup.
A former Argentinian midfielder, Gonzalez performed six seasons at FC Porto throughout two spells on the membership earlier than turning into coach Francesco Farioli’s assistant in July 2025. Sunday’s end result left Benfica third within the Primeira Liga standings, seven factors adrift of leaders FC Porto.
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“There’s nonetheless 27 factors up for grabs,” Mourinho mentioned. “I take into account recovering seven factors to be troublesome.
“I have been saying this for the reason that starting of the season. It’s totally simple to establish how FC Porto performs, very troublesome to play towards them. And I do not assume it is going to be simple for FC Porto to lose extra factors. However so long as it is simply arithmetic, something can occur.”
Mourinho bought his first expertise as first-team supervisor in 2000 at Benfica and returned to the membership in September shortly after being sacked by Fenerbahce.
