Vieira compares Benfica candidate to Bruno de Carvalho | OneFootball

Luís Filipe Vieira, candidate in the upcoming Benfica elections, did not mince words when describing the atmosphere at the Clube da Luz General Assembly last Saturday. The former Benfica president set his sights on João Diogo Manteigas, comparing him to Bruno de Carvalho, former president of Sporting (who turned down a signing for Porto).

"There’s someone who wants to imitate Bruno de Carvalho. Manteigas, but he’s much too small compared to Bruno de Carvalho. Benfica fans are also to blame because they need to mobilize and be present at the General Assemblies. The new statutes will make Benfica ungovernable. They were approved by a minority, around 8,000," he began in an interview with Now channel.

The former Eagles president says João Diogo Manteigas is dangerous for the club: "Let me give you an example. Any Benfica report and accounts go up for approval, and if, as happened yesterday, they are rejected, after 30 days they are voted on again, and if rejected again, the board falls. Who allowed these statutes? Manteigas was very active in the electronic voting. Benfica cannot be in the hands of these masterminds. They want to launch an attack on Benfica’s power."

He then addressed the invasion of the Alcochete Academy in 2018, drawing a parallel with Benfica’s current reality: "No one gave orders to attack Sporting’s Academy, it was those organized groups that took the initiative themselves. Benfica has no ultras. João Diogo Manteigas controls the most radical Benfica supporters. They have no interests, they want complete destruction," he stressed.

Under Bruno de Carvalho’s leadership, Sporting achieved several successes in various sports. In football, although he did not win the most coveted title—the National Championship—he did win the Portuguese Cup, the Super Cup, and the League Cup.

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