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After the Benfica president criticized the islanders for not postponing the match this season, the Madeiran club accused the Eagles of having done the same five seasons ago.
In an interview with BTV, Luís Filipe Vieira criticized Nacional da Madeira because the Madeiran club did not agree to postpone the duel between the two teams, at a time when the Benfica squad had several cases of covid-19. “I asked the president of Nacional (Rui Alves) to postpone the game and he told me ‘I can’t’. But if I gave in to Diogo Gonçalves, he would postpone the game. There is no solidarity. Benfica was already very sympathetic to Nacional,” added the leader of Benfica.
Now, this Tuesday, two days after the words of Luís Filipe Vieira, Nacional responded, recalling the elimination of the Portuguese Cup in 2015/16, against Gil Vicente, in a match played 48 hours after a duel held because the Benfica “demanded compliance.” with the regulation, rejecting the postponement to another date ”.
“The previous Sunday, the 1st League schedule dictated the reception of Benfica, in a match interrupted at 8 minutes by fog. Benfica demanded compliance with the regulations, rejecting the postponement to another date, so the match would end Resuming 12 hours on Monday, playing the remaining 82 minutes, two days later Nacional played in Barcelos and Gil Vicente, taking advantage of the wear and tear of the Blue and White lineup, ended up winning 1-0. The day led Nacional to the possibility of reaching the semifinals of the competition ”, reads the official website of the islanders.
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