“Playing at a big house like Benfica, who is in a good time, you need to have a lucky tip. It's a team with a lot of capacity. We know what we work for, the group we have and our ability, and come on To compete and bring something from light, “said the Minho coach.
César Peixoto expects, therefore, a “high degree of difficulty” game, but has ensured that Moreirense will maintain his game principles and try to “be happier” than on the past journey, when he lost 2-1 on reception to Sporting Braga.
“Let's not escape our DNA. We have to be an organized and humble team, but intense. Let's try to enjoy the few spaces Benfica will give. Technician, in the preview of this challenge.
In the first lap game with Benfica, still trained by Roger Schmidt, Moreirense got a homemade draw (1-1), but César Peixoto prefers not to make comparisons between the two moments.
“It will be a different game, with another coach ahead of Benfica. They have been well, with individual and collective quality. We know the difficulties, but we cannot be too humble. We need to believe in our work, being organized and concentrated,” he said.
Minho are in a less glowing phase of the time, and do not win, for the championship, there are seven journeys, something that coach intends to reverse, noting good signs of evolution in the group.
“Working on victories is always easier, but the team has been given a positive answer. It has always been combative to react to less good results. We have made good games, but we have made some individual mistakes that do not give so much confidence,” he said.
Also asked about the Benfica team, and the possible changes in the eleven with the entry of reinforcements guaranteed by the 'eagles' in this last window of transfer, César Peixoto does not expect changes in the opponent's dynamics.
“If there is a problem that Bruno Lage [treinador do Benfica] It will not be of the quality of the squad. If you take one and put another player, you will keep the team standard. It doesn't matter who will play, “he said.
For this challenge against the 'incarnates', the coach of Moreirense cannot count on Pedro Santos, who is loaned by Benfica, nor the injured Guilherme liberta and infanding Hernâni.
Moreirense, 11th classified, with 23 points, plays on Saturday against Benfica, with 44, in a scheduled match for 18:00, in Luz, with arbitration by Bruno Costa, from the Viana do Castelo Football Association .
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