Bruno Fernandes hits out at Bruno Lage: Benfica boss couldn't hide it | OneFootball

Bruno Fernandes believes that Bruno Lage’s statements about Bernardo Silva show that the Benfica coach is campaigning for Rui Costa. In the journalist’s opinion, the Eagles’ coach “couldn’t hide” this even when asked about the possible return of the Portuguese international.

“It seems clear and obvious to me that Bruno Lage is campaigning for Rui Costa and that’s why he doesn’t want to get involved and dodges the question when asked about electoral assets, in this case Bernardo Silva,” Bruno Fernandes began by saying on the Record na Hora program on CMTV, last Thursday.

“Today [Thursday] what the Benfica coach did was say that Bernardo Silva will be a Benfica player, whether in the middle of the season or in a year from now, but, at the same time, he couldn’t hide that he’s already campaigning for Rui Costa,” concluded Bruno Fernandes, journalist at Media Livre.

It’s worth remembering that, when asked about Bernardo Silva’s return during the preview of the match against Santa Clara, Bruno Lage was very clear: “Without wanting to get into the political side of the issue, from what I know of Bernardo Silva, he will soon be a Benfica player, regardless of the President.”

In the main squad of Benfica, Bernardo Silva – valued at 38 million euros – played only three matches. His debut with the Sacred Mantle took place on October 19, 2013, when the Eagles, then led by Jorge Jesus, traveled to face Cinfães. The Portuguese international came on in the 80th minute, replacing Filip Djuricic, in a match that ended with a 1-0 victory for the Eagles, thanks to a goal by Ola John (52’).

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