Children of beating victim allowed on pitch

(23 May 2015) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
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Lisbon - 23 May 2015
1. Exterior of Estadio da Luz (stadium), Benfica fans arriving for match
2. Girl holding Benfica banner reading (Portuguese): "Champions"
3. Supporters arriving
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Guilherme Santos, Benfica supporter:
"It (presenting the children with the trophy) was the correct attitude from the Benfica presidency - at least to calm the mood. What happened was a stupid attitude (from the police officer) and I hope this partially corrects it. I think it (presenting the children with the trophy) was well done."
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Filipe Silva, Benfica supporter:
"It is a dignified attitude from a great club like Benfica and is rightly done. After the sad event, I think it was the best that could be done for the children - so that they will not be traumatised by what happened."
6. Wide of pitch
7. Mid of the two boys with their father, Jose Magalhaes, waiting on pitch
8. Trophy being carried to centre stage
9. Wide of Benfica players walking to stage on the pitch
10. Benfica captain, Luisao, walking to stage
11. Wide of players on stage
12. Benfica coach, Jorge Jesus, being presented with medal
13. Benfica President, Luis Vieira, handing trophy to children who then on pass it to Luisao, Benfica captain
14. Various of fireworks
15. Mid of children standing with players
16. The two boys showing pictures on mobile phone to their father
17. Wide of stadium with fans celebrating
18. Rui Costa, former Benfica player, greeting the boys and their father
STORYLINE
The two young sons of a Benfica supporter who was beaten by a police officer outside a match last week, helped the team celebrate its league title in Lisbon on Saturday.
The boys were allowed onto the pitch at Estadio de Luz when Benfica lifted the trophy for its 34th league title in front of more than 60,000 supporters.
The club's president, Luis Vieira, handed the trophy to the children, who then passed it on to team captain Luisao.
The family were also given VIP seats for the match - from where they watched Benfica beat Maritimo 4-1 in the last match of the season.
Benfica supporter Jose Magalhaes was beaten by a policeman last Sunday outside a Guimaraes stadium.
Magalhaes' sons, aged 9 and 13, witnessed the violence, but were not hurt.
Video of the officer striking Magalhaes with a truncheon - and also punching Magalhaes' 66-year-old father - provoked a storm of outrage in Portugal.
The police, the public prosecutor and the government have all opened investigations into the officer's conduct.
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