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Given the last five seasons, in 19 possible national titles, Benfica has won three. President Rui Costa does not want to think about his continuity for now. The only guarantee is that Bruno Lage is… and Di María Sai.
After Benfica’s draw against SC Braga, this Saturday, at the same time as, Rui Costa spoke to journalists about the Benfica’s future.
The Eagles president assured that the coach Bruno Lage will continue in command.
“Bruno Lage will start next season,” Rui Costa said, in statements to journalists, after a 1-1 draw in Braga, who left Benfica unable to fight for the title.
For Rui Costa, “Bruno Lage was never a problem for Benfica“Remembering that the coach“ arrived with the time starting, he won the League Cup, is in the Portuguese Cup final and fought to the end in the championship ”, which is why the president of the ‘Eagles’ says to be “The least guilty of this situation”.
At the same time, Sporting won Vitória SC (2-0) and secured the second championship followed, with Rui Costa to congratulate the lions: “Congratulations to Sporting, who was more competent than us.”
And Rui Costa? Continues?
Late Friday night, rumors began to circulate that the current president of Benfica I would consider not compete for the October elections If you could not take the club to win the championship.
According to this, this scenario of non -continuity circulated behind the scenes of Luz for a few months.
Questioned about this possibility, at the end of yesterday’s game, Rui Costa said that “It’s not time to think about it”.
“My focus is to be focused on the team’s purposes and, at this time, still We have a Portuguese Cup and a Club World Cup to play. In time, I will know how to decide what is best for me and Benfica. I never put myself above Benfica, ”he said.
Who leaves is Di María
Above Di María, Rui Costa wanted to make the theme taboosaying that “he is a player who is out of contract” and that the club of Luz will analyze with his own issue.
However, soon after, the ace broke the doubtsthrough a publication on social networks, where he wrote that this had been his last meeting with Benfica’s nightgown in the championship.
“It hurts a lot to end this way, then such a long year. It was my last game in the championship with this nightgown And I am proud to be dressed again, ”he wrote, accompanied by a photo in which he was emotionalafter the Braga meeting.
However, Di María recalled that Benfica will still play in the Portuguese Cup final on May 25, against Sporting, not revealing whether he will continue in the ‘incarnated’ at the Club World Cup.
“A FINAL MISS ON SUNDAY And let’s go with all the will and joy to conquer it. Together as always. Thanks for the support benfiquists, ”wrote the 37 -year -old world champion.
Formed at the Central Rosary, the Argentine star premiered in Europe at Benfica in 2007/08, spending three seasons in Luz, before transferring to Real Madrid, later passing by Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus before returning to Benfica in 2023/24.
Return to Vietname?
Taking into account the last five seasons, in 19 National Titles Possible, Benfica won three.
In turn, the FC Porto won eight; o Sporting six; and the SC Braga two.
Next Sunday, Benfica and Sporting compete for the 20th title of this count.
3 titles won in the last 19 possible.
3 in 19. I have nothing more to say.
— Hugo (@hugo_da_silvaaa)
On social networks, Benfiquist supporters have expressed outrage at this scenario, accusing the current Benfiquista direction of absence of requirement.
Many remember the “Vietname Times” – Phase in the 1990s/beginning of this century when Benfica was 11 years without being national championdue to an unprecedented crisis, in light -in a feeling that comes from past times.
By 2020, Benfica’s fan English Philip He described, in a chronicle, what were Vietname’s difficult times: “All fans felt that they had to go to war in a jungle in the middle of nowhere with a stone and a spear in the hands and from which They needed psychological support for the rest of their lives“.
“Already [mais de] 20 years have passed since Vietname, but their effects still feel and much. … The club that (…) was the heirs of Eusebius, who could not be a year that was without achievement, became a club that already accepted with a certain naturalness losing titles (…) and that many times compares to Vietname to think that what exists now is very good (…) that finds even ingratitude or irresponsibility someone says otherwise (…) [mais de] twenty years later, excuses in Vietnam to justify the incompetence of defeat From the present, ”he wrote in December 2020, in the middle of a time that Benfica would end without any title won.
Miguel Esteves, Zap //
