Paraguayan ex-Benfica player backs Cristóvão Carvalho for president | OneFootball

Cristóvão Carvalho announced that he has the support of Carlos Gamarra, the former Paraguayan center-back who played for Benfica in 1997/98, in his run for the presidency of the Reds. The former Eagles footballer says that the lawyer is the right person to succeed Rui Costa.

“I had the honor of wearing this jersey, which carries so much history and passion. Benfica changed my life, and I will never stop being proud of having been part of this giant Club.” The former Paraguayan international believes that Cristóvão Carvalho has the necessary qualities to lead Benfica.

“We all know that Benfica needs to regain the greatness it once had, a strength and respect, both in Portugal and in Europe. That is why I declare my support for Cristóvão Carvalho in his candidacy for the presidency of Sport Lisboa e Benfica.”

For Gamarra, the candidate demonstrates the right ambition: “I see in Cristóvão the courage needed to lead the Club back to where it belongs, at the top. I know what it means to wear this jersey on the field, and I believe that Cristóvão will know how to honor it off the field, giving Benfica the future that all members and fans dream of.”

Cristóvão Carvalho is one of the six declared candidates for the Benfica social bodies elections for the 2025-2029 term, scheduled for October 25, along with Rui Costa, manager João Noronha Lopes, businessman and former president Luís Filipe Vieira (who spoke about José Mourinho), lawyer João Diogo Manteigas, and industrialist Martim Mayer.

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