Benfica’s coach, Roger Schmidt, said this Wednesday that Benfica and FC Porto played the Super Cup, with the intensity of a World Cup final.
“The two teams did not play like a Super Cup final, but like a World Cup final,” said the coach of the eagles in statements to RTP.
Roger Schmidt admits that the first half was difficult for the eagles and reveals what he said at the break: “I told them they were playing well, that they were willing to suffer. The first 20 minutes were very difficult, we were under a lot of pressure.” depression”.
However, the reins of the match turned around with the break and the Benfica coach explained what happened.
“After the break we were very aggressive and turned the game around well. That’s when we put a lot of pressure on,” he explained, referring to the fact that it wasn’t just Petar Musa’s entry into the game that made the difference.
Benfica entered the field without a declared striker, after the departure of Gonçalo Ramos, but the coach explains that “having or not having a striker did not make much difference”, because the team’s dynamics are more important than individualities.
And he concluded: “I think we deserved to win.”
Benfica won the Super Cup this Wednesday after beating FC Porto 2-0 at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro.
After the dragons were superior in the first half and missed several scoring chances, the eagles were better in the second half and were efficient in moving the score. Ángel Di María opened the scoring in the 62nd minute and Musa doubled the lead just after. For the end were the expulsions. First it was Pepe, after kneeing Jurásek, and then Sérgio Conceição due to the protests, who refused to leave the pitch immediately, having done so minutes later.
Source: TSF
