Luís Bernardo, communication director of Benfica, made a statement on Radio Renascença the day after the searches made at Benfica headquarters.
According to Luis Bernardo, “Benfica was not prepared to deal with organized crime. Those who accuse us have a past connected with prosecutions, such as the accusation of the director general of FC Porto, Luis Gonçalves towards the referee Hugo Miguel, who said that his career was going to be short and even came down from the first division, or the threat from the president of FC Porto to the referee Rui Costa, whom he threatened him. , threats in the training center of the referees. It’s hard for us to understand how no one is aware of these processes. The investigation that is taking place, which aims to verify how Benfica’s internal computer correspondence has been violated, and how FC Porto had access to this information. I do not hide that it is a new domain for Benfica, contrary to what happens in another club. We are sure that, if justice is quick, this matter will be quickly resolved end enlightened.”
“We have a very professional and organized team,” he said, adding: “There is an atmosphere of conditioning and pressure on the refereeing teams. We are a team that has achieved great results, which we won 12 of the last 16 titles. There is, in fact, increased pressure on referees’ judgment at the time of the match.”
Benfica continues to send toxic information
Luís Bernardo continues to feed fans with lies, saying that the investigation is aimed at verifying how the internal computer correspondence of Benfica has been violated. This is no more than a myth, the District Attorney General of Lisbon made a statement as to why searches were being carried out at Benfica’s premises:
Crimes of passive and active corruption
