Banners of FC Porto's main supporters, Super Dragões and Colectivo 95, were stolen from the club's museum and burned in Croatia by members of the No Name Boys, an illegal group that supports Benfica. This event took place on Saturday during the Hajduk Split match. Porto fans criticized the attack (“without name and without honour”), and also criticized the actions of the club, especially the museum director and the venue’s security.
According to information collected by the PÚBLICO website, the “Blue and White” club has already filed a complaint with the authorities, as everything indicates that… trouble makers From Benfica he acted in partnership with members of Torcida Split, the cheerleading team of Haddock Split, Ultras With a long-term “alliance” with the Portuguese extremist group.
The videos spread widely in groups dedicated to encouragement and movement Super, displaying the Super Dragões and Colectivo 95 banners displayed backwards on the dedicated seat of the Torcida Split. Moments later, a number of supporters armed with torches burned two pieces of history from groups organized to support the Blue and White.
The robbery occurred on the afternoon of March 4, less than 24 hours later Defeat Porto won 5-0 over Benfica at the Estádio do Dragão. According to what was reported by the sports newspaper registerMembers of both groups demanded clarifications from the museum, angry that the lines entrusted to the club had been stolen.
On Saturday night, FC Porto posted advertisement In which he expressed his solidarity with Al-Ansar, adding that the suspects were identified through surveillance camera images. The club now hopes that the investigation “will lead to results.”
“Alliance” between No boys name Torcida Split is already known to the authorities, with several incidents linked to these two groups. The most recent one occurred in August 2022, then trouble makers Many Portuguese fans offered assistance to their Croatian counterparts, helping them cause trouble in Guimarães before the Europa League match.
After failing to find fans for V. Guimaráes, plans for that night included a short trip to Porto. The extremist supporters traveled on charter buses, but the authorities discovered and stopped them before causing any further incidents.
Currently, eight members of the No Name Boys cheerleading squad are on trial, on suspicion of raping a minor because he had friends from Sporting. The trial is taking place at the Justice Campus in Lisbon.
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