This Friday, Benfica announced that it has submitted a new report to the Disciplinary Board (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) in light of Pinto da Costa’s statements, which he said aim to “condition arbitration proceedings”. “.
“Sport Lisboa e Benfica announces that it has taken part in the Disciplinary Board of the Portuguese Football Federation regarding the statements made by the President of Porto FC, made public on Wednesday 19 April. “having received no action from the Disciplinary Board in the last 48 hours, justify this procedure by Sport Lisboa e Benfica,” the club said in a statement.
The participation comes after the President of FC Porto stated in an editorial of the magazine “Dragões” that he believes in the restoration of the title, with victories in six games, which are lacking in the I liga, and as long as “sporting truth prevails . “.
“I believe that with this attitude, this quality and this work ethic, we have all the conditions to win the remaining six games before the end of the championship. Sporting truth will prevail, which has not always happened this year, ”the official wrote.
On Thursday, CD FPF said it had filed a lawsuit against FC Porto SAD, administrator Vitor Bailly and coach Sergio Conceição following a complaint from the Arbitration Board and Benfica, also citing alleged “pressure” from the port authority.
“We know what caused this pressure, we should not report what happened, given the precedents that the Benfica CD has. [jornada] until now,” Benfica president Rui Costa said on Tuesday.
A few days earlier, at a press conference on the duel with Santa Clara in the 1st league, Sergio Conceição said that “there can be no double standards” in refereeing teams in games in which “embodied” or “dragons”.
Vítor Baia, who is also vice president of FC Porto, also asked that “mistakes affecting the results are not repeated”.
With six rounds to go, Benfica are leading Liga I, four points ahead of Porto (second place) and Sporting de Braga (third place) by six points.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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