Jose Mota says Farense is capable of upsetting Benfica in Luz

This Thursday, the Farense coach assured that his team is capable of unnerving Benfica and facing the strength of the opponent in the game scheduled for Friday, in the 13th round of the Portuguese Football League.

“It will be extremely difficult, but I think that, given what we have done in our championship, we have the opportunity not only to irritate Benfica, but also to often impose our playing philosophy, our mentality, our criteria, which I I think they gave us very good results,” Jose Mota said at a press conference.

The coach expected that Benfica, its players and those in charge would “certainly be aware that they will have to do everything to beat Farense”, so the Algarve side must be prepared to counter that mentality.

“We must be prepared to confront this very force, this way of thinking and demonstrating what we can do. If we succeed in doing this, what happens to all opponents will happen: there are no invincible opponents, no opponents who are mentally superior to my athletes. And in this case, we will definitely be able to resist the strength of Benfica,” said the Algarve coach.

Farense, who will be supported by around a thousand fans in Luz, wants to “exploit the weaknesses” of the Reds and “play the game often for the sake of the game, share the game.”

“If we are at the level we have been in the last games, we will make it harder and harder for the opposition. We are ready for a difficult game, we are ready to try to play a positive game and strive to bring points. Estádio da Luz. To achieve this, we need concentration, dedication, very strong tactical discipline, because Benfica has strong players in one-on-one situations, which creates a lot of imbalance,” emphasized José Mota.

Asked about the form of their opponents, who drew with Moreira de Conegos in the previous round and lost their lead in the league, the Farense coach said he expected “great difficulties”.

“Obviously clubs like Benfica, who are fighting for the national title, when they lose the lead, they think about the next game. The Benfica players themselves noted the importance of the game with Farense. They want to get back to good results. “, pointed.

At the press conference, Jose Mota also congratulated Abel Ferreira and his assistant Castanheiro on winning the Brazilian title with Palmeiras.

“Besides the fact that we are from the same region, we have been friends for many years, and I would really like to publicly address these congratulations. Becoming champion of Brazil was an outstanding achievement, you did it several times. [mas é] another title that only adds value to the work of Portuguese coaches and Portuguese football,” he emphasized.

Benfica, in second place with 29 points, and Farense, in eighth place with 16 points, will face each other on Friday at 18:00 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, refereed by Miguel Nogueira from Lisbon Association.