Glorioso 1904
·6 October 2025
António Salvador accuses Benfica of "terrorism"

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·6 October 2025
António Salvador issued a statement in which he delivered strong criticism towards the big three. The President of Braga accuses Benfica, Sporting, and Porto of "communicational terrorism" and calls for a firm hand from the Portuguese Football Federation to resolve the issue.
António Salvador issued a statement, through Braga’s official channels, where he begins by pointing out several refereeing errors related to the Minho club’s match against Sporting, which ended in a one-all draw and took place last Sunday, October 5, in Alvalade.
greatly hindered by the communicational terrorism inseparable from three clubs and its amplification in the public and media space."
"The level of discussion has regressed decades and now revolves around counting the reds, greens, and blues in positions of power, reaching the point of the unusual revelation of supposed chromatic mapping meetings," he stated, referring to the words exchanged between Rui Costa and Frederico Varandas. He then called for action from the competent authority: "The FPF has one of two paths: either it immediately demonstrates a firm hand in the face of the disorder that has taken hold; or it will be jointly responsible for everything that results from the growing toxicity that some clubs and officials have been allowed."
The President of Braga concluded his statement with one final point, where he criticizes the lack of competitiveness in Liga Portugal Betclic, particularly in relation to the UEFA club ranking, and calls for urgent changes, warning of the risk of continuing to lose spots in European competitions.
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