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Benfica reacts to exposure of Francisco Vera’s contract with Rui Costa

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Pedro Miguel Azevedo

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Among the documents shown and then removed from this account are alleged confirmations made by the athlete’s former club, Rúbio ú

This Wednesday, the contract of Francisco Vera, the Paraguayan player who played at Benfica B in the 2015/16 season, was revealed on Twitter, a document previously shown by Football Leaks showing a payout of € 2.8 million per athlete. five tranches.

Among the documents shown and then deleted in this account, no sooner than CMTV submitted them, there are alleged confirmations made by the former athlete’s club, Rubio Doo to Master International FZC, allegedly linked to businessman Bruno Macedo, accused as Luis Filipe Scallop in the Red cards. These papers were signed by the then directors of SAD Rui Costa and Domingos Soares de Oliveira.

Benfica’s SAD reacted shortly thereafter, stating that the transfer “followed normal SAD procedures” with bank accounts “signed by two administrators” and payment being made “exclusively to the Paraguayan club where the player came from”. With regard to the money in question, Benfica adds that it is unaware of “its future whereabouts” and recalls that “neither the SAD nor its current leaders have been charged with the red card process”. Here’s the complete reaction:

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“1- Sport Lisboa e Benfica clarifies, based on information disclosed by CMTV tonight, that the transfer of player Francisco Vera took place in accordance with normal SAD procedures, with an agreement for transfer and payment of the relevant bank accounts signed by two administrators SAD.
2- The payment for the transfer of this player by means of a bank invoice guarantee was made exclusively to the Paraguayan club where the player came from.
3- The subsequent purpose of this bank guarantee can only be explained by the club that received it, while the current leaders of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, namely its President Rui Costa, are not aware of this decision and are not aware of its future whereabouts.
4. Sport Lisboa e Benfica has never refused explanations and explanations, always cooperating with the authorities in investigating all reasonable questions. And so it will continue.
5. Sport Lisboa e Benfica emphasizes that neither SAD nor its current directors are charged in the Cartão Vermelho trial. ”

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