Benfica addresses tension between Fernando Tavares and José Pereira da Costa | OneFootball

The medal ceremony for the Women’s Super Cup was marked by a moment of tension between Benfica officials. Fernando Tavares, vice-president of the club, and José Pereira da Costa, President of the General Assembly, greeted each other in a rather unfriendly manner, which was said to be nothing more than “frustration.”

“It was a gesture of frustration over the defeat. There is no misunderstanding with the president of the General Assembly. It was just nerves running high after a Super Cup that we really wanted to win,” a club source assured, speaking to the newspaper Record.

“There is no personal disagreement between Fernando Tavares and Pereira da Costa, only irritation and frustration over the defeat and the feeling that much more could have been done,” the same source clarified, downplaying the situation between the officials.

As for the match, it’s worth recalling that Benfica were the first to score, through Diana Silva, when not even a minute had passed, but the Torres Vedras team managed to turn the game around in the first half, with goals from Jerda Konst in the 11th minute and Jesi Rossman in the 36th.

The next elections for the Benfica presidency will be held on October 25 (Saturday). It should be noted that there are six candidates: Rui Costa, Luís Filipe Vieira, João Diogo Manteigas, João Noronha Lopes, Cristóvão Carvalho, and Martim Mayer.

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