German international Julian Weigl, injured by shards of glass during the cobbling of the Benfica Lisbon bus on Thursday evening, lamented on social media on Friday that "a line has been crossed". He and his teammate Andrija Zivkovic, a Serbian international, had been taken "as a precaution to the hospital for treatment because of the splinters that affected them," said the Lisbon club on Friday in a statement published on its website.
"The Benfica coach was attacked by stone jets" after leaving Luz stadium after the league draw against Tondela, the club said, asking the authorities to "identify" the perpetrators. "These criminal acts".
In his message Weigl says "OK" and accompanies him with a photo showing him alongside Zivkovic wearing a large bandage on his right eye. The two players dressed in the Benfica jersey raising their thumbs. "I just wanted to let you know that I'm fine. We were very lucky! We all make mistakes, but here, a line has been crossed! "Wrote Weigl on Instagram.
"Throwing stones at a bus without paying attention if someone has been injured?" I know that true Benfica fans are not like that! », He was indignant.
"These last weeks and these last days in particular should have shown us that it is always better to mobilize together instead of throwing stones at each other! Thank you for your kind messages ! I appreciate ! ", he added.
Present in the attacked bus in Dortmund
The German international was also present in the bus of Borussia Dortmund targeted by a bomb attack in April 2017, before the meeting of the Champions League against Monaco. The perpetrator, who wanted to pose as an Islamic terrorist, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
After three months of stoppage due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Portuguese championship resumed behind closed doors Wednesday evening for the 25th day of the championship.
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The Portuguese football league condemned "a cowardly attack" against the Benfica team, which occurred "at a time when Portuguese football has joined forces to resume an activity that thrills millions of people".
Following his draw (0-0) at home against Tondela, Benfica leads the championship tied with Porto who lost Wednesday night at Famalicao (2-1).