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One of the candidates for the Benfica presidency accused his opponent of wanting to imitate Bruno de Carvalho, former president of Sporting.

Luís Filipe Vieira pointed the finger this Sunday at João Diogo Manteigas, saying that his rival in the Benfica presidential elections was responsible for the violent incident that took place at the club’s General Assembly. He also accused him of wanting to imitate Bruno de Carvalhowho turned down a new Porto player.

“There’s one who wants to imitate Bruno de Carvalho. Manteigas, but he’s much too small to be Bruno de Carvalho. Benfica fans are also to blame because they need to mobilize and be present at the General Assemblies. The new statutes will make Benfica ungovernable. They were approved by a minority, around 8,000,” he began by saying in an interview with Now channel.

The former Eagles president says João Diogo Manteigas is dangerous for the club: “I’ll give you an example. Any Benfica report and accounts go up for approval, as happened yesterday when it was rejected. Thirty days later it’s voted on again, and if it’s rejected, the board falls. Who allowed these statutes? Manteigas was very active in the electronic voting. Benfica cannot be in the hands of these masterminds. They want to launch an attack on Benfica’s power.”

He then addressed the invasion of the Alcochete Academy in 2018, drawing a parallel with Benfica’s reality: “No one gave orders to attack Sporting’s Academy,” Sporting, “those organized groups took their own initiative. Benfica doesn’t have supporter groups. João Diogo Manteigas controls the most radical Benfica fans. They have no interests, they just want complete destruction,” he stressed.

Under Bruno de Carvalho’s leadership, Sporting achieved several successes in various sports. In football, although he did not win the most coveted title – the National Championship – he managed to win the Portuguese Cup, the Super Cup, and the League Cup.

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