Breaking! Benfica react to Mourinho, Lukebakio rumours: Shameful... | OneFootball

Benfica released a statement on the morning of this Saturday, April 11, strongly condemning the rumors reported regarding José Mourinho and Dodi Lukebakio. The Lisbon club reiterated that the claims published by Correio da Manhã — that the Special One had humiliated the Belgian — are false, describing them 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," reads the statement issued by the Eagles, in which they deny all the claims presented by the media outlet.

"This and other fanciful speculation that has been circulated by the aforementioned 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," they concluded, with the Reds calling into question the professionalism of Correio da Manhã.

The alleged report comes in the wake of the draw against Casa Pia, when José Mourinho, in the post-match press conference, made several criticisms of Benfica's squad, stating that there were players who did not deserve to play again. As the days have passed, the press has reported that the Special One clashed with some of the club's stars, with Lukebakio said to have been one of those targeted in Rio Maior.

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