Martim Mayer makes unusual request to Rui Costa ahead of Porto v Benfica | OneFootball

Martim Mayer wants all the candidates for the Benfica Presidency, together with President Rui Costa, to attend the match against Porto next Sunday, October 5. The candidate in the Clube da Luz elections issued a statement, where he responded to José Mourinho’s comments about the pressure of the electoral period on the Benfica players.

The candidate began by recalling José Mourinho’s words: “It is a period of great pressure for the players because of the elections, with five candidates, there is an ongoing electoral campaign and the players can’t escape from it. On the domestic front, they feel that pressure.”

“Therefore, I appeal to the SLB Board to include in the Club’s Protocol for the trip to Dragão all five announced candidates, so that we can watch the match together with President Rui Costa,” explained Martim Mayer, in a statement published on his campaign’s official channels.

Martim Mayer went on, justifying his request made to Rui Costa, President of Benfica: “It is urgent to counter this feeling among our players and there’s nothing better than a demonstration of unity and Benfiquismo to change the mood in the locker room.”

“Let’s reverse the pressure mentioned by our coach José Mourinho, inject a boost of confidence into each of our players and remind our rivals who we are,” concluded Martim Mayer, who believes this could be an important measure for the match against Porto.

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