"It's a special victory because it's from FC Porto, these players, the coaching team. We were better overall and the players deserve this end of the season. I hope it's the first of many conquests from here on. We want to continue winning and we're going to put together teams that make us proud and that bring us more and more victories. This is a great victory for the entire FC Porto universe", the manager acknowledged to journalists. At the Estádio Nacional, in Oeiras, the 'dragons' beat the recently crowned national champion Sporting (2-1, after extra time) in the final of the 84th edition of the competition and won the trophy for the 20th time, and the fourth in seven seasons under the guidance of Sérgio Conceição, who won for the third consecutive year and now has 11 titles for the club. "The instructions that the 'mister' gave to the team were essential, even though football is always [dependent on] a set of factors. Overall, we were superior and I'm very proud. The team fought well and the victory is totally deserved", Villas-Boas noted, in the face of the only trophy won in 2023/24 by the third-placed team in the I League. The former coach 'sealed' the first trophy in football since taking office as the 34th president of FC Porto, on May 7, 10 days after beating Pinto da Costa, leader for 42 years and 15 terms, in the electoral act with the highest turnout in the club's history. Like other games played after the suffrage, the two leaders sat almost side by side in the presidential court of Jamor and hugged each other right after the end of the match, having together lifted the only trophy won by the third-placed team in the I League in 2023/24, just under 48 hours before making the transition of powers in the SAD. "It's a victory that makes us proud, because it's Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa's last title. May it be the start of a new victorious era, which is what we all want. I was born shortly before Pinto da Costa's presidency began and it was he who built these memories that I have of a winning FC Porto. It was a heartfelt hug of gratitude, but not of farewell, because he will always be with us", stressed the former 'blue and white' coach. André Villas-Boas, 46, will take office at FC Porto SAD from Tuesday, the day on which Pinto da Costa, 86, officially ends a 27-season career at the head of the company, which is responsible for managing the professional football of the 'dragons'. One of the first structuring decisions involves defining the technical command for the next season, with a conversation scheduled for Monday with Sérgio Conceição, record holder for games (379), victories (274) and trophies (11) on the bench of FC Porto. "Today is a moment of celebration. Everything has its time. Now, we have to celebrate with the fans. Congratulations to them, who deserve this joy", said André Villas-Boas. Sérgio Conceição, 49, is the coach with the longest longevity in Pinto da Costa's presidential 'era' and is linked to FC Porto for another four seasons, until 2028, having last renewed his contract on April 25, two days before the 'dragons' elections. Leia Também: Villas-Boas quer o FC Porto da Champions: "Há valores que urge recuperar" (Portuguese version) Leia Também: Pinto da Costa deixa FC Porto com 45 troféus em 27 épocas (Portuguese version)