The soccer coach of Estrela da Amadora, Sérgio Vieira, promised this Saturday to face Benfica “as if it were a final”, in the match of the first day of Group C of the League Cup. Sérgio Vieira, who was speaking at a press conference in anticipation of the match with the ‘incarnated’, believes that it will be a good test to assess the capabilities of the ‘tricolors’.
“We are going to have difficulties due to the maturity of our rival. Having an I Liga rival, with the quality they have, It will be a game that will put us to the test. Being a rival with the strength of Benfica will always be important”, he said.
Asked if it would be an advantage to face a Benfica that will not be able to count on Bah, Otamendi, António Silva, Enzo Fernandez, João Mário and Gonçalo Ramos, Sérgio Vieira recalled that the ‘casualties’ in Estrela da Amadora cause more damage.
“We don’t have several players, two of them at the service of the national teams and others injured. If we had them available we would have other possibilities. The opponent, when he doesn’t have some pieces, can suffer a bit, but that’s what we’re going to try to explore, despite being distorted in some positions. this squad tomorrow [domingo] fight for that positive result to arrive”, he guaranteed.
The truth is that despite the differences in arguments between the leaders of the I Liga and the third in the II Liga, the goal of winning is in the mind of the Amadora formation, despite the fact that winning the trophy is not a goal. “Realistically, we cannot say that winning the race is an objective for us. It will also be a way to give sequence and game minutes to some players. Staying during the World Cup without competing would not be good. The League Cup comes to help us. We will play each game as if it were the last, as if it were a final, ”he promised.
For his part, midfielder Aloísio highlighted that it was “very motivating to face Benfica”.
“Let’s do our best. We have been working hard during the week to fulfill everything that the coach has asked of us. We know the quality of the opponent. There are chances that we will win, we are going to do our best so that everything goes well ”, he concluded.
This Sunday, at 7:00 p.m., Estrela da Amadora will receive Benfica in a ‘borrowed house’, at the Estádio Magalhães Pessoa, in Leiria, in a match of the first day of group C of the League Cup, which will be refereed by Miguel Nogueira from Lisbon.
Source: Observadora
