Benfica meeting: Noronha Lopes’ chief grills João Diogo Manteigas | OneFootball

Benfica's General Assembly was marked by moments of high tension, and accusations continue between Noronha Lopes and João Diogo Manteigas.

Vasco Mendonça, campaign director for João Noronha Lopes in the Benfica presidential elections, seemed to accuse João Diogo Manteigas and his supporters of having orchestrated some of the tense moments experienced at the General Assembly of the Clube da Luz.

The accusation concerns the moment when several Benfica members left the Pavilion just as Luís Filipe Vieira was about to speak before the red supporters. The situation generated a lot of tension at the General Assembly and has sparked much discussion after the end of the GA.

Vasco Mendonça responded to a post about the General Assembly that contained praise for João Diogo Manteigas. The campaign director for João Noronha Lopes did not hold back, and replied to that post with information contradicting what was initially presented.

"If it was organic (the protest against Luís Filipe Vieira), then explain this to me: why was I approached by supporters of João Diogo Manteigas asking why João Noronha Lopes and his supporters had not left the room?" wrote Vasco Mendonça, thus seeming to accuse the candidate of orchestrating the walkout from the Pavilion.

In other replies to Benfica fans who commented on the post, Vasco Mendonça distanced any responsibility from João Noronha Lopes' campaign regarding the protest against Luís Filipe Vieira, explaining that he was outside the Pavilion until the former President was about to speak, at which point he returned to the General Assembly venue.

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