Shock at Benfica! Pundit claims Rui Costa knew he would be named a suspect | OneFootball

Nuno Farinha states that Rui Costa knew he was going to be made a defendant, even when he claimed, in an interview, that there was no chance of such a thing happening. The sports commentator used his opinion space on CNN to discuss the issue that has, as its central figure, the President of Benfica.

"Rui Costa was in this very studio, confronted with a question from Sandra Felgueiras, about whether he could guarantee that he would not be made a defendant in any process", began explaining Nuno Farinha, referring to an interview given by the President of Benfica to CNN.

The Portuguese journalist then spoke of the impact of this news on Rui Costa's ambitions in the upcoming elections for the Presidency of Benfica. The current supreme leader of the eagles is one of the candidates, but according to Nuno Farinha, his position is at risk at this time.

"It weakens. Especially because he knew he had already been... As we heard from the reading of the statement, Rui Costa's appearance had been requested by the authorities, on July 15. He was not heard and made a defendant that day because it was the official presentation of the team, he had meetings with the social bodies, and a postponement was requested", concluded Nuno Farinha.

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