They use witchcraft to win the league back to back-Marques

Porto communications director francisco j. Marques has accused the portuguese champions benfica of resorting to sorcery to win the beyond  seasons.

Marques told neighborhood television channel porto that he noticed emails that benfica president luis filipe vieira and dr. Armando nhaga, the countrywide police commissioner of guinea-bissau, exchanged in advance this 12 months concerning agreements for witchcraft offerings.

Marques told newshounds: “in 2015-16, benfica spent €75,000 (£65,945) to repair the championship [using sorcery].”

The porto communications leader claimed that nhaga warned benfica that their attempts to win a fourth immediately league name could be in jeopardy because of “sabotage” if the membership did now not growth their payments for the usage of their offerings with admire to 2015-16 marketing campaign.

Vieira changed into reportedly now not aware of the deal that changed into in vicinity among a former ex-board member of the club, rui gomes da silva, and nhaga for that season. There was an agreement that still protected the opportunity of renewal.

But, gomes da silva did no longer hold his region at the board.

Nonetheless, he alleged that vieira become willing to remember an agreement.

The porto leader claimed he saw an e-mail that nhaga despatched to vieira which said: “concerning the 2016-17 marketing campaign, which starts on aug. 7 with the [Portuguese] supercup, it could be a close fight for the [league] title, wherein benfica can make records.

“this entails the urgent need to reach a mutual settlement to provide services for the events.”

Nhaga then reportedly despatched an itemised listing of fees for his services for the season — which includes €a hundred,000 (£88,000) to win the league identify and a price of €30,000 (£26,398) for each champions league knockout sport.

However, benfica lost four-0 at borussia dortmund on march eight to be removed from the champions league round of 16. Marques alleged that after the loss, vieira sent an email to nhaga asking “what happened?”

Nhaga replied that he changed into not “in guinea on the time and that whoever turned into dealing with it [alleged sorcery] did not do it at the proper time,” however reportedly stated: “but, now we are going to focus on what is essential, that is the league identify and the portuguese cup. I thank you for your know-how and this will now not happen again.”

Marques stated he become disgusted via the revelations.

“we are speakme approximately witchcraft,” he said. “hundreds of lots of euros had been spent on that.

“i don’t recognise what to make of this.

“this calls into question the train, the players, however also [club executives] paulo goncalves and pedro guerra.

“there are human beings that so that you can win, something goes.”

Benfica gained a record fourth directly portuguese league name in may with one game to spare, with porto finishing runners-up, six factors adrift.

The lisbon-based membership also lifted the portuguese cup after beating vitoria guimaraes 2-1.