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Benfica went into halftime at a disadvantage for the fifth time this season and, for the fourth time with that result, Jorge Jesús moved the intermission. Only in Scotland, with Rangers, Benfica went to the dressing room to lose and Jesús did not change teams. With Paços de Ferreira, the plays made the change of course possible. Gabriel, one of the players the coach threw at halftime, assisted for the winning goal by Waldschmidt, another substitute.
At the resumption, Jorge Jesús left Weigl and Pizzi in the locker room, and threw Gabriel and Seferovic. The coach justified the changes with the team’s lack of rhythm, referring to the German and also to Taarabt, who only substituted in the 79th minute. During the second half Waldschmidt, Chiquinho and Pedrinho entered.
The meeting with Paços de Ferreira accentuated Jesús’s tendency to move at halftime. Increasing trend in recent games, with the wear and tear of successive matches being felt and also dissatisfaction with some aspects of the game. The fluidity of the game in the midfield has been one of the aspects to review.
On the first two occasions in which Jorge Jesús moved at the end of 45 minutes, he did so with a single change and for physical reasons. Pedrinho was injured and was loaned out by Rafa with Standard Liège.
With Boavista trailing 0-2 at the break, Jesús immediately made three changes and moved into midfield, with Weigl replacing Gabriel. But Benfica lost even to Boavista. In the next game with Rangers, again at a disadvantage at half-time, Jesús moved quickly and switched sides, with Grimaldo and Gilberto in the places of Nuno Tavares and Diogo Gonçalves. The match ended in a draw. Three days later, and losing again after the first minutes, the Benfica coach made two substitutions at half-time. Midfield continued to be one of the sectors targeted at that time, with Samaris being loaned by Gabriel. But the changes did not help the great goal, and Benfica added another defeat.
In addition, the encounter with Badajoz reinforced another trend, that the first parts are resulting in false starts. In the last eight games, between the League, Europa League and the Portuguese Cup, Benfica went to the dressing room at a disadvantage on five occasions: with Boavista, Rangers, SC Braga, Rangers and Paços de Ferreira. And he was just beating Paredes and Lech Poznan at home.
