The Sporting delegation’s rest at the hotel in Vila Nova de Gaia, where Rui Borges’ team is training before the derby with FC Porto, was interrupted by fireworks launched in the early hours of the morning.
According to reports and images posted on social media, two distinct moments of noise were recorded, one at around 1 am and the other at around 4 am, next to the hotel where the Leo squad spent the night. The situation caused shock and disruption to the players’ rest, in a scenario that had already become recurrent before the classics.
Sporting’s delegation had arrived early on Sunday evening, after around a three-hour journey from Lisbon, and was welcomed by some fans upon arrival. Later, during the night, the noise of fireworks ended up marking the stay.
The classic between FC Porto and Sporting is scheduled for this Monday, at 8:45 pm, at Estádio do Dragão.
