 Pinto da Costa called these accusations "absurd" and said he would address them in court.Salgado's book caused the two cases in which Pinto da Costa was involved that had already been dismissed to be re-opened.In March 2008, Porto's Tribunal de Instrução Criminal decided that one of these cases, concerning a match between FC Porto and Beira-Mar where Pinto da Costa allegedly delivered an envelope containing €2,500 to a referee, would proceed to trial.