Vieira hits out at Sporting, disagrees with Benfica statements | OneFootball

Luís Filipe Vieira expressed his disagreement with Benfica's statements, but made strong accusations against Frederico Varandas' Sporting.

In his most recent interview, Luís Filipe Vieira was asked about Benfica's statement regarding the Sporting vs. Estoril match, in which the reds accuse the Alvalade club of being favored. The candidate for the presidency of the eagles commented on the incidents and once again claimed that Frederico Varandas' board controls Portuguese football.

"Another offside goal, and another penalty forgiven. Benfica shouldn’t be issuing statements, the president should speak. The president of Benfica cannot remain silent. [Rui Costa] has a bit of a gift for words, he needs to speak to the Benfica supporters. Keep it up, and you’ll win many games... Yesterday, he couldn’t do it because of the General Assembly, but he should have done it today. With me, there were no statements, it was open mouth," he began by saying.

When asked whether Sporting dominates Portuguese football, Luís Filipe Vieira did not hesitate to accuse the lions: "The main decision-making bodies are all green. If one day I become president, Benfica cannot allow itself to be deceived, we will normalize everything."

With the victory at Amoreira – the seventh in nine matches this season – Rui Borges’ men now have 18 points and are level with Porto at the top of Liga Portugal Betclic, but the dragons have one game less. Benfica is in third place with 17.

The green and white emblem will only return to the field next Wednesday, October 1st, against Napoli. The match, counting for the second round of the Champions League, against the team led by Antonio Conte, will be played at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium at 8:00 p.m.

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