‘Manita’ served with a German accent: Famalicão-Benfica’s notes

CBenfica’s journey began towards the north of the country towards the ambitious conquest of the title of national champion at the end of the season. The reds, who even played in black, showed a completely opposite face that demonstrated in Thessaloniki the tuesday before PAOK and beat Famalicão by an expressive 5-1.

The humiliating elimination of the Champions League already seems to be behind him, with the return of the giant of Jorge Jesus to the Portuguese championship, who made his best debut in this ‘second life’ at the head of Clube da Luz. eye-catching, but had many changes in relation to the game with the PAOK.

Jesus had promised changes and there were many that the coach effected in connection with Tuesday’s meeting. Cord, Weigl, Pedrinho and Seferovic The meeting on the bench began and gave way to Gabriel, Rafa Silva, Darwin and Waldschmidt, which would become the figure of the inaugural meeting of this year’s edition of the Portuguese championship.

In a first leg, the Lisbon team appeared fully restored not only to the level of the starting eleven, but also mentally and in the way they played, sending Famalicão to his defensive midfield.

It was natural for the club de la Luz to take the lead with a well-directed shot from the German Waldschmidt, who scored the first goal of this league edition in minute 19, before scoring twice in minute 66. Everton Chives, at 21, Grimaldo, book direct, at 42, and Rafa, at 52, he scored the remaining goals of the national runner-up, having Guga reduced for the Famalicense team.

But let’s go to the notes of the meeting between Famalicão and Benfica

Figure:

Excellent display of Luca Waldschmidt, perhaps a dream for the young German. It was one of the starting team surprises in relation to the match in Greece and it showed, right now, that he deserves a place in the starting team with two goals that could have been even three in the opening match. Acted in a similar area that in which João Félix played for two seasons and became a fundamental piece for the incarnate triumph, making several diagonals and appearing several times in goal areas.

Surprise:

The day I found out about the call to selection main in Brazil, Everton chives gave Benfica fans a display that certainly left them smiling. It was a real headache for the left side of defending fame, proving that he is one of those players who, in good form, can solve several games. In addition to the excellent quality that he demonstrated on an individual level, Canary crowned the display with a goal through a beautiful shot, but also with an assist for the goal from Rafa Silva.

Disappointment:

João Pedro Sousa’s wrong bet on Jorge Pereira. In his debut with the shirt of the main Famalicão team and in the first game of the Portuguese championship, the young midfielder adapted to the position of right back – which Diogo Gonçalves played last year, now at Benfica – but not was able to stop opponents’ offensives, having been repeatedly outmatched by players like Everton me Waldschmidt. He ended up being replaced at halftime.

Treiners:

João Pedro Sousa: After the excellent campaign last year, which ended with points stolen from the big three in the matches held last season, it was expected that the Famalicense formation would present itself with another face against the national vice-champion. It was a night to forget in Minho’s defense, with several paddling errors and correction defensive demonstrated in hour latest. In addition to the defensive problems, the trio of midfielders could not avoid the great dynamics shown by Benfica.

Jorge Jesus: Many changes were necessary in relation to Tuesday’s meeting against the PAOK, and the truth is that the incarnates were completely different from the last game. With four new faces released in the starting eleven, one of them in absolute debut and another in making his debut in the starting eleven, and the pair of midfielders that gave the Reds the most joy in the last hour, Benfica still did not rock as Jesus promised, but they played much more than the one featured in Thessaloniki. The presence of Gabriel in the eleven gives more solutions to the reds at the time of the pass, and the commitment to the attack duo formed by Darwin and Waldschmidt He gave another mobility that was not seen in the last meeting.

Arbitration:

Good performance by the referee team led by Alentejo Luís Godinho. He did not make any mistakes that influenced the result, but the retina is just a somewhat dubious movement in the zone Famalicão. Still, it seems to have been a good decision not to take a penalty.