João Rosado says Benfica is a national disgrace | OneFootball

Rui Costa has been heavily criticised for the vague planning for the 2026/2027 season. João Rosado has now joined in with a negative assessment. In his column titled "Benfica, a national disgrace", the journalist says that Mourinho took a swipe at the board after the match against Estoril.

"As he signed off, the coach thundered that at the Reds’ Campus the conditions are in place for the first team to start winning again… unlike what happens as soon as one crosses the bridge and comes through gate 18. As is typical of him, Mourinho chose his words carefully and forgot to admit that he himself had once again ended up contributing to this identified asymmetry between offices," he wrote.

The SIC pundit believes that the Special One is taking advantage of this situation to expose the Club’s weaknesses. "Armed with a renewal offer that was handed to him at the best possible time, the Special One has made full use of the huge mistake committed by those in charge, who once believed they were backing him into a corner", it reads.

He criticises Rui Costa’s lack of cunning and Benfica’s dependence on the Real Madrid elections. "The problem is that this hypothetical scenario, in Rui Costa’s view, is more than unsustainable and makes this week the first of the rest of his life as president. Perhaps the Benfica leader’s biggest flaw lies in an excess of naivety and a disproportionate relationship between reason and emotion. With the chance of a gentlemen’s agreement to resolve the coach dossier gone, all that remains for the number one figure in the administration is to pray for Florentino’s re-election and for the corresponding €15 million cheque that will seal the termination of the man who arrived as an electoral emergency fix," he analysed.

To conclude, the journalist wrote that Jorge Mendes is the Club’s "leader" and that it would be a "scandal" if Porto and Sporting were not champions next season. "If that happens, the most long-delayed club in the world will remain in Jorge Mendes’ hands... If the undefined Benfica are at Marquês a year from now, there will be no greater shame for their direct rivals. It will be a national scandal for Porto and Sporting", he concluded.

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