This Saturday, Bruno Lage praised his players after Benfica's rout of E. Amadora, for 7-0which allowed the eagles to advance to the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup. “Almost perfect night? Yes, the most important thing was the performance. We had two objectives: to continue the game with FC Porto, we wanted to play a great game again, and then we wanted to show strength in this new cycle. That's what happened. We had an excellent performance. There was a period there where we could have another quality with the ball, we exaggerated with some passes and we ran a lot backwards. ' from Sport TV.
Management in the 2nd half thinking about Monaco? “A little, yes. There are players who have played more often and we felt this, that after 60 minutes there was an opportunity to see some players in competition. And, in addition, to have the pleasure of launching another boy from our formation. He left us satisfied and fulfilled.”
We saw him ask for support from the benches for Arthur Cabral, who worked hard. How important is it? “It's remembering our first game with Santa Clara. We were losing after 15 minutes and it was the stands that gave us the support to win the game. Arthur was well positioned, with good opportunities, unfortunately he didn't score the goal. I think support is fundamental and the fans understand this.
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Was it Benfica's best performance this season?
“It was another one. Another game, another good performance and it was very important to continue the last game of the championship. It was the challenge launched and accepted by the team. We wanted to enter this cycle better than what we did in the previous one. Satisfied with what We did, we had a very strong start in the first and second. We always had control of the game.”
By María and Arthur Cabral
“No. What I want from Di María is for him to always be like this, fresh, relaxed, and creating the dynamic that we have created. It's been fantastic working with him. We want him to always remain at the fullest of his capacity and competence , with the dynamic that he always brings to the right wing, the best of them. The three of them have spent a lot of time with me, in my office, analyzing things and always with a lot of confidence, the whole team celebrated Arthur's two goals.”
Is the Champions League game all or nothing?
“It's a very important match and we want to continue what we've been doing. Put on a good performance and win the three points.”
