Rui Costa on Villas-Boas: “I don’t know to laugh or cry” | OneFootball

Rui Costa, president of Benfica, upon arriving at a lunch at Estádio da Luz this Thursday, reacted to the statements regarding the incident that occurred during halftime of the FC Porto-SC Braga match, as reported by referee Fábio Veríssimo.

“I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at such an absurd statement. The situation is simple: it’s an attempt to divert attention from the serious events that took place at Estádio do Dragão, but it won’t have that effect at all. It’s an attempt to create noise in other clubs to distract from what happened at the Dragão, but it’s very clear and nothing will divert attention. Do I think it’s serious? No, it’s very serious; just like the statements from André Villas-Boas,” began the Benfica president.

Rui Costa was adamant and emphasized the importance of not losing focus on what he considers essential: “Trying to create a conflict between two other clubs to divert attention from what happened, which was very serious at the Dragão, is as simple as that. Benfica is always a target, there’s no doubt about that. The statement makes no sense whatsoever, and it also makes no sense for these statements to divert attention from what actually happened.”

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