This Saturday, Benfica took their first league win, but the triumph came only in the last minutes and with people who came off the bench.
Changes in the starting lineup after the loss to Bessa were already expected due to both Musa’s suspension and Jurasek’s injury. However, Roger Schmidt went further and, in addition to debuting Samuel Soares instead of Odysseas, adapted Orsnes to the left-back position.
The melody of the first half was as expected: Benfica dribbles and creates a few chances. Whether due to the lack of a goal, or because of the good play of the tricolor goalkeeper, the national champions certainly remained empty until the break. Total dominance, as well as inefficiency.
From the side of Estrela, only a passage of relative danger. He played with whatever weapons he had and managed, with some luck, to stop Benfica’s attacks with the significant support of the approximately 60,000 people who were in the stands in the first game of the season at the Estadio da Luz stadium.
The second half brought a slower Benfica and a more confident tricolor team. However, the inefficiency matrix has not changed. Artur Cabral, the absolute debut in the Eagles, showed himself, but was also too wasteful.
The appearance of Neres changed everything. The technical qualities of the Brazilian appeared at a time when the opposing team was already showing physical weaknesses. The Brazilian invented a move that gave Benfica the edge. Tengstedt, who also came off the bench, did what Arthur couldn’t and scored the first time he touched the ball. The resistance of E. Amadora was broken, who suffered another one in another invention of Neres, who served Rafa on a silver platter to make the score 2-0.
Good game “Benfica” on “Luz”. There were still not enough goals, for example, in the champion’s attack.
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Grimaldo “It’s Difficult to Negotiate”
“Benfica is a very difficult club when it comes to selling players. It is difficult to negotiate with them,” the former eagle Grimaldo told Infobae España. The Spaniard, who moved from Luz this summer to the German side Bayer Leverkusen, does not forget about the Reds: “I really like Benfica, this is my club, and I will continue to support them.”
Joao Victor leaves
Joao Victor was not called up to fight E. Amadora and should no longer wear the Benfica shirt. A return to Brazil is a strong hypothesis.
Meite Hellas remains average
Hellas Verona is the latest interested in midfielder Meite. The player is not included in the plans of Roger Schmidt and trains outside the main team. In addition to Hellas Verona, Cagliari and Cadiz have already shown interest in the player. Benfica admitted that they sold the player for less than 5 million euros.
