‘I don’t even feel like a club athlete’: Pichardo complains about lack of support from Benfica

Pedro Pichardo used his personal Facebook account to comment on a post by a former Eagles employee to criticize Benfica’s lack of support in all of the recent controversy involving Nelson Evora.

“The sad truth is that it doesn’t even look like I’m an athlete from the Club or that the problem started with the Club and the guy… If I still had a friendly relationship with this person, I’m sure the SLB Athletics page and not only , even the personal page would be full of posts and comments, but since the relationship is no more…. That’s silence. They will never be professionals, everything is in their own interests,” Trilist accused.

In his message, the author of the publication spoke about the “deafening silence of the SLB Athletics Coordinator in support of Pedro Pichardo Peralta.” And it went on. “It’s only for professionals, because now it’s just amateurs. All of them together in this section are not worth a penny.” Words that Pichardo seems to agree with.

A CMTV tried to get a reaction from Ana Oliveira, but the head of the athletics department of Benfica did not comment, realizing that there was nothing to comment on.

It should be noted that this is the second time in a few days that Pichardo has publicly expressed on social media some discomfort in the structure of athletics at Benfica. The first was when Tsanko Arnaudov left the club. “I don’t understand how an athlete like you ended up in this situation today…after all your results, your willingness to support and give strength to the team, with good professional and personal relations at the club. How is it possible for it to happen just because you want to develop as an athlete and train with someone who you think can reach the top. I wish you all the best, CAPTAIN,” wrote the Olympic champion in this shot putter share.