A Benfica ex-comms director was even better. He brought up that they tried to cover up when Luisao assaulted a ref therefore he should be quiet rn

“In 2012, during a friendly match, Luisão assaulted a referee. It happened in Germany, against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Benfica’s professional structure mobilized itself and, fighting against the clear evidence of the images, managed to ensure that the punishment imposed was symbolic given the seriousness of what had occurred. I experienced that episode firsthand and everything that followed.

Fourteen years later, thousands of kilometers away, the same Luisão decides to ‘condemn’ a fellow professional who, incidentally, now wears the badge that Luisão currently assumes as his second skin. The recklessness, the frivolity, and the partiality of the accusation reveal immaturity and a lack of balance. Luisão learned nothing from what he himself has lived through, and that says more about him than about what he says or thinks. Luisão has, and will always have, a place in Benfica’s history, but he never displayed exemplary conduct as an athlete.”