Bruno Lage’s lawyer takes aim at Benfica chiefs: Porcamente attacked | OneFootball

Luís Miguel Henrique, Bruno Lage’s lawyer, came to the defense of the Eagles’ coach, in an opinion piece recently published in the newspaper Record. The legal representative of the former Benfica coach discusses his departure from the Club of Light, and directs harsh words at the Eagles’ management. Remember that Bruno Lage may soon see his future decided.

"Even recently, when he was vilely, ugly and crudely attacked by political agendas external to the group and football itself, as an indirect target to reach Rui Costa, not a single voice from the club rose to defend him. He almost always did it alone, even though so many who appear only in the photos and videos of celebrations, in the boxes stuffing themselves with catering, are nowhere to be seen or heard in these moments," Luís Miguel Henrique began to explain.

The lawyer of Bruno Lage continued: "When, with the stadium garage doors strangely wide open, the fans, angry with the result in Rio Maior, wanted to confront and intimidate the players, it was Bruno who ‘stepped up’'".

"Rui Costa never hid that Bruno would be the coach to “start the next season” and even against my advice, he stayed. He knew he was walking on a minefield, but he stayed. Out of respect for the group, for the love of the club that gave him everything, for the trust and conviction in the work he was doing and that could still bring much joy to Benfica fans," he wrote next, revealing that he had advised Lage to leave Benfica.

He concluded, with praise for Bruno Lage and criticism for the Eagles’ management: "Altruistically, he gave up a ‘truckload of money’ to ensure that the essential assets of his life got what mattered most (...) Whether the ‘bed was made’ or not, I have no doubt whatsoever that Bruno Lage sleeps with an absolutely clear conscience for never having given up his honor and character. How many others in that house can say the same?".

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