The Benfica coach assumed this Thursday that the situation in which Enzo Fernández finds himself “is not easy” and confirmed that the athlete is under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the club, after having traveled to Argentina without authorization for New Year’s Eve.
“Of course, Enzo’s situation is not easy. He played in the world cup, became a world champion and received offers. There is a lot of money on the table and of course as a young player this is a situation that can be confusing for you. “It is understandable, even though he is a great guy. He was not here, he was not authorized to travel to Argentina and he missed training and that is not acceptable. There will be consequences that I am not going to announce at this time,” Roger Schmidt said. in the previous conference of the match against Portimonense.
The coach’s criticism is not limited to Enzo Fernández and extends to Chelsea, a club that will try to sign the Argentine.
“There is a club that wants our player and they know that we do not want to sell the player. They tried to have the player on their side, when they knew that they could only have him when they paid the termination clause. It is all very clear. The club that wants to buy him is doing is disrespectful”, shoots Roger Schmidt, in reference to the incitement that the English club made to Enzo Fernández.
And he adds: “They tried to drive the player crazy, pretend they were going to pay the clause and then want to negotiate. This is not what I understand as a healthy relationship between clubs that want to discuss a transfer.”
The Luz club comes to the match against Portimonense after the first defeat of the season -3-0 in Braga- to which is added the tie in Moreira de Cónegos that left the eagles out of the League Cup. However, the Benfica coach expects a good response from the players, after what has been seen during the week.
“The players showed a great reaction in training. It’s our first home game in recent weeks, so we want to play a good game for our fans.
and fight for the 3 points”, said the coach.
Enzo Fernández is unknown for disciplinary reasons and another is David Neres who is close to returning to competition after an injury. Roger Schmidt expects news about the Brazilian’s physical condition in the next few hours.
The match against Portimonense is for matchday 15 of the I Liga and is scheduled for this Friday, starting at 7:00 p.m., at the Estádio da Luz.
Source: TSF
