Rui Costa faces trial for alleged law breach, Russia involved | OneFootball

Rui Costa is suspected of violating European legislation, facing a sanction for allegedly supporting Russian interests. The issue involves the transfer of Germán Conti from Benfica to Lokomotiv Moscow in January 2023.

According to information gathered by Correio da Manhã, the president of Benfica will be questioned and made a formal suspect as a representative of the SAD, for having received 70,000 euros, after having already requested a postponement last July, as he had commitments with the presentation of the team.

The same source explains that, at the time of Lokomotiv's payment to Benfica, all transfers to Russia were frozen. Benfica detected irregularities after the transaction, and the amount in question was returned.

Nevertheless, the Central Department of Investigation and Penal Action (DCIAP) is investigating the deal between Benfica and Lokomotiv Moscow, with the possibility of a money laundering crime being at stake.

It is worth remembering that Germán Conti left Benfica in 2020, being loaned to Atlas (Mexico), Bahia, and América Mineiro (Brazil). In January 2023, the central defender moved to Lokomotiv Moscow,

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