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Vasco Botelho da Costa: «We were forced to play today, it's not fair»

Maisfutebol10 September 2026 at 00:16

Vasco Botelho da Costa, a football coach, publicly expressed his protest against the scheduling of his team's match against Benfica, considering it unfair. The coach criticized the fact that his team was forced to play just a few days after making a trip to the Estádio do Dragão, home of FC Porto.

The coach believes this situation places his team at a competitive disadvantage, given the short period of rest and recovery available between the two matches of high physical and mental demands.

The article does not specify which team is coached by Vasco Botelho da Costa nor does it indicate which competition these matches are part of. Details about the result of the match against Benfica or the reaction of the Portuguese Professional Football League officials to this complaint are also not provided.

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