Mauro Xavier slams key Benfica figure for snubbing fans at Seixal | OneFootball

Mauro Xavier, a supporter of Benfica and a figure who has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the presidency, publicly criticized the way the protest of about 200 ultras in Seixal was conducted, while also launching harsh words at Rui Costa and the club's social bodies.

"I did not like what happened. The frustration of the fans is legitimate. The season has not been up to Benfica's standards. But this is not how we move forward," he wrote on social media, emphasizing that, although he understands the members' discontent, the way they expressed it could harm the emblem of Luz.

Mauro Xavier mentioned that the Board, led by Rui Costa, and the other elected bodies should have been present to listen to the fans and respond to the criticisms: "The elected leaders were not present. They are the representatives of the members, not the employees of SAD."

The commentator also considered that if other forms of expression had been applied, the episode could have been a demonstration of unity with the team: "We could be talking about an organized demonstration of unconditional support for the team. Instead, another pseudo-crisis was created."

The supporter concluded his publication with a criticism of the protest which, in his view, ends up harming all Benfica fans: "To these behaviors, my repudiation. Benfica has always been greater when it knew how to transform demand into support."

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