Email scandal: Benfica report to FPF, Porto refuse to stay silent | OneFootball

The email case, which recently saw the process come to a close, has taken on another chapter after Benfica, in a statement, demanded that Porto be punished. Meanwhile, the Eagles have already submitted a report to the Portuguese Football Federation and have already received a response from the Blues.

According to the newspaper Record, Benfica is said to have submitted a report to the Disciplinary Board of the FPF on Friday, March 13. According to the same source, a disciplinary process was opened last Thursday, March 19, which will now be analyzed by the Instructors Committee of Liga Portugal.

This decision was revealed by Benfica, through a statement published last Friday, March 20, where they reported the situation. However, Porto, targeted by the Eagles, did not leave their eternal rival without a response and pointed out that the Reds took advantage of an 'opportune' situation.

"The timing chosen for the publication of the aforementioned statement cannot go unnoticed, considering that next Monday, the evidentiary hearing will begin in case no. 5340/17.7T9LSB, which is ongoing at the Central Criminal Investigation Court of Lisbon," Porto pointed out in their statement.

"In this case, Sport Lisboa e Benfica stands accused by the Public Prosecutor of committing crimes of active corruption and tax fraud, associated with the implementation of a scheme to manipulate sports results—an investigation that originated precisely from the disclosure of the emails in question," added the Dragons.

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