Benfica exit? Pedro Sousa on Mourinho's future: Between 17 and 27 May... | OneFootball

Rui Costa’s words, when addressing what has happened since the draw with Casa Pia, shook the foundations of Benfica. Pedro Sousa, a respected journalist, was not indifferent to the speech by the Eagles’ president and 'applauded' the stance he took by putting everyone’s future on alert.

"He is opening the door for everyone, that really is true. It’s a good thing Rui Costa clarified things", Pedro Sousa began by saying when asked whether the words of the Benfica president were aimed only at José Mourinho, after the criticism the Special One made of some players following the slip-up in Rio Maior.

"I know he will be criticised for the timing, he has spoken only a few times, but he addressed the issues. So he did not shy away from them, and I think it’s good that he spoke about them. What he said, that no one is immune, starting with himself", added the Record journalist, explaining that Rui Costa took the right approach to the current hot topics at Benfica.

"He says something else as well, which is important: that the team was built to win and to have a good Champions League campaign, and that is something he did not achieve", the Portuguese journalist went on, revealing that Rui Costa had no problem admitting that Benfica had a disastrous season in terms of sporting results, in every competition they took part in.

"What will be most important is not what I am saying now, but what they will be saying between 17 and 27 May. [José Mourinho] costs 3 million and on 28 May he costs 8 million. So, there is still a lot to be discussed, and Mourinho will clarify everything he said and the way he said it after the match in Rio Maior", Pedro Sousa concluded, when discussing the future of Benfica’s coach.

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