Former president, who led Benfica between 2003 and 2021, guarantees to keep his commitment to “fight for a competitive Benfica, strong and capable of” honoring his story.
Luís Filipe Vieira considered that Benfica’s direction, led by Rui Costa, “does not give to respect” and criticizes the “Too many sports failures and management errors ”at the club.
“It is time for the current president to truly assume his responsibilities in yet another failure. There are already too many sports failures and management errors that oblige Benfica to pay millions and millions of compensation to successive dismissed coaches. The club’s financial health depends on the performance in Champions and League performance,” says Vieira, in a note sent to newsrooms.
The former president of Benfica, who is a candidate for elections for the club’s social bodies, scheduled for October 25, also criticized Rui Costa for having the president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), Pedro Proença, next to him, after recent conflicts with the body.
“I can’t let it go clear yesterday night [terça-feira]. After the shame that was the final of the Portuguese Cup and the position, and well, from this direction, boycotting games of the national team and demanding a series of clarifications and actions that the Portuguese Football Federation never deigned to give and do, Rui Costa found to sit the president of the FPF to his right, “said Luís Filipe Vieira.
The former leader, who led Benfica between 2003 and 2021, added to keep his commitment to “fight for a competitive Benfica, strong and capable of” honoring his story and that “responsibilities must be required but not now.”
“Now it’s time to think about the club’s team and future,” he said.
Luís Filipe Vieira is one of six candidates for Benfica’s social organs for the 2025-2029 quadrennium, scheduled for October 25, in the company of Rui Costa, businessman João Noronha Lopes, lawyers João Diogo Manteigas and Cristóvão Carvalho and industrialist Martim Mayer.
