Porto president reveals how Mourinho will be treated when Benfica come to town

Porto’s president, Andres Villas Boas, insists that Jose Mourinho will not receive a hero's welcome from Porto fans when he takes his Benfica side into town.

Jose is regarded as one of the coaching minds in football history, and he first made a name for himself at Porto, where he won the UEFA Cup and Champions League in successive seasons, in addition to two league titles. 

However, the former Chelsea boss took a job at Benfica last week, effectively becoming Porto’s rival. AVB, who was a Mourinho understudy for many years before launching his own coaching career, is now Porto’s president, and he has said that Mourinho will not be given any special treatment. 

The former Tottenham boss won the elections and became Porto’s president last year. Mourinho is already making waves in Portugal, winning his first match in charge 3-0. 

AVB was recently quizzed about Mourinho's return to Benfica and how Porto as a club will receive him. He has the following to say. 

"I think José Mourinho has a history with Porto that will always be eternal,” he said, per Goal. “He could also be eternal at FC Porto, but he is above all a football professional, so he has to make his decisions as a football professional and follow his path. 

“Right now, he is a rival of FC Porto; he is the coach of Sport Lisboa Benfica. FC Porto's history also became great because he won against its biggest rival, and in that sense, Jose Mourinho will now receive the same reception as any coach of our main rival, that is, the coach of Benfica."