Vítor Pinto slams Benfica amid the chaos: There was cowardice | OneFootball

At the press conference after Benfica - AVS (3-0), José Mourinho was asked about the controversy in the match against Real Madrid, involving Gianluca Prestianni and Vinícius Júnior, but he did not want to elaborate on the subject. The press officer Gonçalo Guimarães also intervened to state that the coach was not available to speak about the topic. Vítor Pinto, deputy editor of the newspaper Record, left harsh criticism regarding that moment.

"There was cowardice from the journalists who were intimidated by the fact that the press officer said that José Mourinho was not available to talk about the subject because a UEFA investigation is ongoing. José Mourinho is the target of which investigation?" he questioned, during a debate on "Record na Hora," a program on Canal Now.

The commentator strongly judged the silence of the "Special One." "Is this the José Mourinho who never took insults home, who never left anyone without an answer? This is no excuse for there being four questions after Gonçalo Guimarães' warning that have nothing to do with the topic", he stated.

Vítor Pinto said that José Mourinho's lack of stance is yet another shot in the foot for Benfica. "The least that could be done was to ask if it is beneficial for Prestianni to go to the Bernabéu. After a horrible week for Benfica, where communication was managed in the worst possible way, this press conference is yet another shot in the foot", he concluded.

It is worth remembering that Pedro Sousa, also a journalist from the MediaLivre group, had already criticized the way Benfica has handled the Gianluca Prestianni case, the severing of relations with the media group, and the alleged physical confrontation between Rui Costa and a Real Madrid delegate.

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