Rui Costa and Luís Filipe Vieira in pole position for Benfica presidency | OneFootball

Rui Costa (35%) and Luís Filipe Vieira (29%) lead, with a clear advantage, the voting intentions of the Benfica fans, regarding the elections for the Presidency of Benfica. The results come from a study conducted by IPOM – Institute of Opinion and Market Research, which took place in the first days of September and included more than 500 interviews, based on a random sample drawn from a database of 60,000 contacts.

The study also reveals that the rate of undecided voters is significant at this time, with 17% of those contacted indicating this direction. João Noronha Lopes reaches 9%, followed by João Diogo Manteigas with 5%, while Cristóvão Carvalho and Martim Mayer registered residual voting intentions. In calculating the results, the votes each member has, in relation to their seniority with the Clube da Luz, were already considered.

It is also worth highlighting other conclusions reached by the IPOM study. Regarding the factors most valued when choosing a candidate, the respondents mainly pointed to the candidate's experience (32.5%) and historical connection to the club (29.1%).

During the study, fans of rival clubs were also contacted. The members of Sporting and Porto were clear in their responses: the candidate they most fear in the Presidency of Benfica is Luís Filipe Vieira (52.3%), followed, distantly, by Rui Costa (23.6%).

Finally, Benfica fans were also questioned about the factors that have most displeased them in the recent past of Clube da Luz, with Rui Costa's management at the helm of the eagles. Among the many responses obtained, four points stood out: dissatisfaction with sports results (70.5%) and financial results (61.3%); and low levels of approval regarding non-football sports (42.4%) and the selection of coaches (41.5%).

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