1.8 The fall and rise of Bruno de Carvalho - The Exodus
Let's begin by quickly recapping part 7 for you in which we took a deeper look at Portuguese ultras and in particular the claques of Sporting Clube de Portugal and their relationship with Bruno de Carvalho. We followed the fall out in Madeira when the lions lost 2-1 to Marítimo and threats from leaders of the Juve Leo towards Acuña and Battaglia in particular with one leader allegedly telling the pair “see you in Alcochete.” A crisis meeting was held by the board in which it is again alleged and then denied by de Carvalho that the decision was made to suspend the mister Jorge Jesus. Before that story had a chance to grow wings and fly, the players and club staff were physically attacked at the club's training ground in Alcochete by around 50 individuals coming just five days before they were due to play in Jamor in the Taça de Portugal final. The players would ultimately decide to play despite the attacks but lost the final 2-1 and we left on the question of how the club woul...
