Rui Costa on Pedro Proença’s silence, Benfica president says: Hard done by | OneFootball

Following the complaints made by Benfica about the refereeing, Rui Costa once again regretted the lack of response from Pedro Proença and the FPF.

In this morning's edition, October 8, the newspaper A Bola published in full an exclusive interview with Rui Costa. Among the various topics discussed, from the elections to the investment made by the eagles in professional football, refereeing was also a hot topic in the conversation. On this topic, the President of Benfica commented on the silence of Pedro Proença, leader of the FPF.

In an interview - where Conti's transfer was also a topic - the Leader of the reds began by highlighting what he wants to be done by the institution: "Benfica, more than complaining, regrets what it has seen. I'm not expecting any public response, I'm waiting for responses from the Portuguese football bodies to improve Portuguese football".

On the same subject and in the face of the Federation's lack of response, the President made a guarantee: "Benfica is not looking for favors, it just doesn't want to be harmed. And it will fight to the fifth house so that Portuguese football is at an acceptable level for everyone".

Asked about the fact that the Club da Luz takes a position of opposition to the topics studied together with the FPF, such as television rights, Rui Costa explained that it is an attitude to expose gaps: "It's a warning. Benfica will not condone something that doesn't exist. Benfica accepted, from the first hour, the centralization of rights, given the promise that was made to all clubs, that no one would lose and that Portuguese football would grow".

To conclude part of this interview, the President of the red and whites lifted the veil a little on the sponsors and another project to be launched by the eagles: "The renewal with Adidas is being negotiated, there are values that we believe we deserve. Benfica Radio is almost ready".

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