Denmark, after all, has always been a lucky charm for Benfica: with Tuesday’s victory against Midtjylland, the Reds remains undefeated against Danish teams, with 14 wins and two draws, and extended his streak of seven qualifications in seven European qualifiers against clubs from the Scandinavian country.
Enzo wears the gala suit even when the dress code is a tracksuit (Midtjylland-Benfica report)
After Luz’s defeat, Benfica won again at Randers and qualified for the decider play off access the Champions League, where they will face Sturm Graz or Dynamo kyiv. With the two victories on the third qualifying day for access to the millionaire league and the victory on the first day of the League, against Arouca, Roger Schmidt joined the shortlist of Reds managers who won the first three games for the Reds: and the first since Bruno Lage.
Benfica has already scored 11 goals in the first three official matches of the season, in which it is already the second best record of the century, only behind the 12 registered in 2019/20. In Denmark, one of the scorers was Henrique Araújo, the young Red striker who deserved Roger Schmidt’s bet right at half-time and responded with an accurate header after João Mário’s cross. Joao Mario, what lightning interviewhe praised both Araújo and Enzo Fernández, who scored the third goal in three games for the club.
Coaches who won the first 3 games with Benfica:
➡Cosme Damião
➡Vitor Gonçalves
➡Janos Biri
➡Ted Smith
➡Bella Gutmann
➡Elek Schwartz
➡Fernando Cabrita
➡Eriksson
➡Camacho
➡Bruno Lage
➡Roger Schmidt pic.twitter.com/e6eCGXAXdR— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) August 9, 2022
“Enrique? There is no room for doubt anymore. He is an excellent striker, a very strong scorer in the area. We look for the best in our teammates and here we have a great striker. Enzo arrived and took the stake. He is very intense, he arrives the area and he has a goal”, said the Portuguese international, who also highlighted the collective exhibition. “We did what we had to do. We had achieved a good result but we couldn’t make it easy. Very serious behavior, we reached the finish line and it became easier. We wanted to score goals and solve quickly. If we scored first, it was difficult for them on a mental level. That’s what we did and we should all be congratulated. Is in sight. It is attractive and attacking football, the group is happy with the ideas of the mister. We have to work hard. The first objective is the Champions League and nothing is concluded”. Joao Mario added.
Also in the area of quick interviews, Roger Schmidt stressed that the tie “was not easy”. “It was hard work. They have good players, they are good at set pieces and second ball. We took the first step in Lisbon, we played well, but the task still had to be completed. We took the game seriously, we lost some balls, but I think we had control and now we have to take another step”, he began by saying, and then described Benfica’s performance on the pitch.
“Each type of football is demanding, there is no football that is relaxing for the players. We kept the ball well in some phases, to rest with the ball, which is the best way. The players are fit and we were able to change teams and give a few minutes earlier. I am happy because Henrique [Araújo] and god [Gonçalves] noted, this is important”, the German fired, also detailing the physical problem that left David Neres out of the call. “There is a small muscle problem from the last game, we don’t want to take any risks. Maybe I can come back over the weekend. We’ll see when we get back to Lisbon”, concluded the red coach.
⚽11 goals after the first 3 matches of the season: Benfica’s 2nd best record this century, only behind the 12 goals scored in 2019/20 pic.twitter.com/bFARe1Lfj7
— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) August 9, 2022
Source: Observadora
