Benitez welcomes the decision of the jury and says it has done "justice"

Rafael Benitez, current coach of Newcastle United and Liverpool coach, celebrated on Tuesday the decision of the jury about the tragedy of Hillsborough and welcomed that "justice has finally been done" .

"After so many years for justice, I must say I'm really satisfied with the verdict that has become known today that confirms promptly what we have been calling for many years," said Benitez, who sat on the bench for Liverpool between 2004 and 2010, in a statement.

"I am particularly happy for the families of the 96 killed in the unfortunate events of Hillsborough who asked, from day one, justice with dignity and conviction, and maintained their complaint for many years," said Madrid coach, 56.

"But I'm also for all the people of Liverpool and football fans in general. Hopefully today's verdict will help that such tragedies will never happen again," concluded Benitez in the letter.

Friday, judicial investigation determined that death by crushing 96 people now Hillsborough Stadium 27 years ago was not an accident and was the result of an "involuntary homicide" attributable to the police.

At the conclusion today of these investigations, the jury, composed of nine members, came to that conclusion by a majority of seven to two, while considered that the behavior of the fans did not cause the tragedy.

Jerzy Dudek: Rafa Benitez would have hit in the face

Jerzy Dudek lambasted Rafa Benitez . And the exportero of Liverpool and Real Madrid reproaches the Spanish technician who "told me he would help me find a deal and leave, but he did" as recognized for Mirror .

" I heard a demonic voice saying to me... 'Give him a punch, hit him in the face and let you go to Germany To be honest, I really thought to punch Rafa in the face But after I valued the consequences Would it be a scandal ? media had won the Champions few months earlier, would not have been very good on my resume, but still angry in the locker room, Sevie (. Gerrard ) came to me and said: 'you wanted to punch him" he adds .

However, it recognizes the work of Benitez as coach: "He has a lot of football knowledge, is not a fool who comes with his theories to give talks The problem is that no people skills, so whenever you encounter problems because it is. cold, keeps the distance with players. " And compared with Mourinho, his coach at Real Madrid: "Combined would be almost the ideal coach, Mourinho has more respect for your wardrobe because it speaks to his players as people."