Centre-back Antonio Silva tried to justify the move that saw him red-carded against Salzburg and which forced Benfica to play with 10 men after 13 minutes. The 19-year-old player, having left the field, has already apologized for the move, which resulted in a 1-0 penalty in favor of the Austrians. A gesture that caused applause from the fans at the stadium. But he decided to go further by asking Benfica’s PR team to appear in a “flash interview”. “I, of course, apologize for the red card. Everything happened very quickly. I thought that the ball wouldn’t hit the post. And after it hit the post, it hit my hand. This is the moment where I need to learn…Of course I will come out of this game more mature and will be here to help with everything I need,” said the player. He received a lot of support from his colleagues as well as from the coach Roger Schmidt at the press conference: “With this red card he will improve.”
Despite the setback, the Portugal international should remain in the starting line-up, although Morato is looking for opportunities in the starting line-up. Portimonense are the next league opponents before the classic match in Luz against Porto (next Friday). Next comes a new match for the Champions League. During a trip to Inter, Antonio Silva’s punishment forces Schmidt to change. Morato should be the bet.
Author: Antonio M. Pereira This Filipe Antonio Ferreira
Source: CM Jornal
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