Scandal in the world of Lusitanian sport.
The Portuguese judiciary has opened an investigation into the Benfica sports club and the members of the board of directors of the 2016/2020 mandate, still in office . The accusation against the club: manipulated matches.
The first rumors were confirmed by the sports club itself. Among those under investigation is Rui Costa , who played in Italy for years, first at Fiorentina and then at Milan , and is currently the club's president replacing Luís Filipe Vieira. The latter had already resigned in the summer of 2021 following his detention for fraud and tax fraud.
The current investigation arose from prosecutors' examination of hacked emails . The club statement declares "complete openness to cooperate with the competent authorities".
(Unioneonline/vf)
