Breaking! Benfica hit back on Mourinho, Lukebakio rumours: Shameful... | OneFootball

Benfica issued a statement on the morning of this Saturday, April 11, strongly condemning the rumors that had emerged regarding José Mourinho and Dodi Lukebakio. The Lisbon club reiterated that the information reported by Correio da Manhã, claiming that the Special One had humiliated the Belgian, was false, describing it as a “shameful destabilization campaign”.

“Sport Lisboa e Benfica clarifies that the information published today by the newspaper Correio da Manhã, according to which coach José Mourinho had humiliated player Dodi Lukebakio in front of the rest of the squad, is completely false,” the statement issued by the Eagles reads, as they deny all the information presented by the media outlet.

“This and other fanciful speculation that has been circulated by the said publication are part of a shameful campaign to destabilize Sport Lisboa e Benfica and its professionals, in addition to the systematic disregard for the most basic ethical rules of journalism,” it concluded, with the Reds calling Correio da Manhã’s professionalism into question.

where José Mourinho, in the post-match press conference, made several criticisms of the Benfica squad, admitting that there were players who did not deserve to play again. As the days have gone by, the press has reported that the Special One clashed with some of the team’s stars, with Lukebakio being one of those targeted in Rio Maior.

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