SL Benfica President Rui Costa
At issue 70 thousand euros related to the sale of Germán Conti. Money came from Moscow, something that European rules do not allow.
Germán Conti It was not a properly striking player at Benfica. In 2018 he left Colón towards Lisbon, but only one season was on the Benfica squad.
Played 12 times, with two participation in team B and 10 games for the first team. Still scored a goal.
It was not this goal against Montalegre that made the Argentine central to stay in the club’s history. The following year, 2019, a series of loans began, until it went to Lokomotiv Moscow at the beginning of 2023.
And what puts the player in history, not even this transfer to a Russian club; It is the next transfer, still in 2023, two Lokomot Towns.
The advance that 76.021 euros were Transferred from Lokomotiv to Benfica. This at the time when it had already started – and they had already started sanction against Russia.
That is, this value, coming from Moscow, would be a violation restrictive measures approved by the United Nations and the European Union against Russia.
Benfica has already clarified the process: When Germán Conti went out to Moscow, Lokomotiv paid nothing; But when continued went to Racing, the Benfica received 70 thousand euros, for having a percentage of the pass of the footballer.
According to the transfer was validated by FIFA. But the Public Prosecution Service intervened, Precisely for Lokomotiv Moscow to be covered by sanctions against Russia. Then Benfica “immediately did cease the effects of that contract and refused to receive any payment“.
TVI says that when the operation was detected (apparently by the bank), the prosecutor suspended the process. And the Money returned to Russia.
Rui Costa Arguida
Rui CostaPresident of Benfica, will be constituted defendantstill according to the same source.
But, according to Clube da Luz’s statement, Rui Costa I had no knowledge, nor any responsibilityin the process. But it admits that the notification of the Public Prosecution Service “was made to the legal representative of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, who is President Rui Costa.”
In July, Rui Costa would be heard in the Central Department of Research and Criminal Action (Dciap), in Lisbon. It would be questioned and constituted defendant, with an identity and residence term. He requested postponement From the due diligence because, according to Benfica, “the date for inquiry coincided with the date of presentation of the squad” and the “meeting of the plenary of social bodies, scheduled to consider the proposal for statutory change”.
Benfica also ensures that never identified any anomaly no process of accounts.
Lokomotiv Moscow’s SAD, Joint Stock Company Football Club Lokomotiv, is indirectly detained by Kremlim – Transtelecom Company and VTB Bank.
However, Germán Conti has left Racing and is playing for Gimnasia, also from Argentina.
