Aug. 29, 2008- Video Rui Costa, Benfica sporting director (Director Desportivo Benfica) in Portuguese stating that there are no offers for Nuno Gomes.
What has former AC Milan player Rui Costa been up to these days?
As Benfica sports director he has to deal with tough times in Benfica these days.
-- UEFA cup- defeat at home Benfica 0-2 Galatasaray.
This defeat AT HOME now gave them no choice but to win the next 2 UEFA Cup games.
-- UEFA Cup thrashing of Benfica in Greece: Olympiakos 5-1 Benfica.
(video of goals, lineups here) Rui Costa had visited the training ground the day after to have a talk with the team. Benfica had to win this game to go to the knockout stages.
-- On Monday Dec 1, 2008, Benfica drew at home in the Portuguese league
had their home game and with a victory they could have gone to first place in the table! They were winning 2-1 and in injury time conceded a goal and the game ended in a draw.
Benfica had not been first place in the table for more than 2 seasons!
Nuno Gomes was not in the call-up list because he is still injured.
In the video Rui Costa says in Portuguese:
"We don't have any offers for Nuno Gomes. We are not worried about this situation. Therefore, I repeat, there are no offers for Nuno. I haven't heard anything. The truth is there isn't anything. We also aren't worried with that situation."
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