Accusations of corruption and tax fraud, Benfica risks exclusion from the championship. The Portuguese Prosecutor’s Office investigating the alleged false trading of players with the Vitória Setúbalwhich broke out after the “email case” against several former managers of the football club Benficafiled charges today against the suspects, including former president Luís Filipe Vieira.
Request for exclusion from the championship
Among other requests, the PM wants the Benfica be excluded from all sporting competitions for a period ranging from six months to three years. However, he acquits the current president Rui Costa (former Fiorentina and Milan player) and the former administrator Domingos Soares de Oliveirawho from suspects could become witnesses in the trial.
The investigation
The origin of the investigation is the discovery of several emails from the sports clubs involved. According to investigators, they would reveal that, between 2016 and 2019, the Benfica and the Vitória Setúbal they would have simulated a fake sale of players to inject money into the club Setúbal. Also for Vitória he was asked to be removed from competitions (he currently plays in a regional championship).
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