At the end of the match, the Benfica coach felt his side had played one of their best games of the season on Tuesday, stressing that Sporting managed to reach the final because “they were more effective” in the two semi-final games.
“It was a good game, one of the best games we’ve played since I’ve been here. We deserved to win. We created many opportunities, we failed and we were ineffective. We won a lot of goals. “We had a lot of transition moves, we were at the highest level,” Roger Schmidt said at the end of the match, before analyzing Tuesday’s opponents. “Sporting are a great opponent, they were very effective in both games and that made the difference,” he said.
Roger Schmidt also praised the Benfica fans who supported the team throughout the game and applauded the players at the end despite losing the draw. “The fans were proud of the team’s performance; with our attitude, we played very well in the first half. It was a shame that we didn’t give them the final,” emphasized the German coach, who did not want to justify the result. with the refereeing, “but everyone saw what happened.”
“We have to be better on Saturday”
We live in a special moment, different from past games. It was a difficult draw. We are happy, but we are already thinking about the next game. We have to be better on Saturday” (Alvalade derby for the league), said Ruben Amorim on Tuesday, analyzing the match that earned him a place in the Portuguese Cup final at Jamor.
The Sporting coach was pleased with the result, but not with the game. “We never had the advantage in the game. We started a little aggressive and never had the ball. Benfica played better. As a team we were far from what we usually are.”
However, the Lions coach is already pointing to the championship match, in which he intends to maintain leadership in the league: “There are days like this. We didn’t explore the game between the lines, but we won the draw. This game served as preparation for the next game, which we will have to be much better in to win.”
Asked if he believed he could secure a double for the Lions, he replied: “If I don’t believe it… everyone believes it. It will be very difficult… it will be like this until the end. We still have time.” There are a few games left. Obviously I believe it.”
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First goal
This Tuesday, Otamendi scored his first goal in the classics since he was a Benfica player. This season, his fourth since arriving at Luz, has been the Argentine’s most productive, scoring four goals. He has already doubled last season’s record of two accurate shots. He scored a goal in the 2020/21 season and left blank in the 2021/22 season.
Stocks worth valuing
Benfica SAD shares rose 10.53% on Tuesday, ending the day at €2.94. Sporting SAD shares rose 4.21% to €0.99.
Author: Luis Oliveira This Mario Figueiredo
Source: CM Jornal
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