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Luisão’s exalted reaction on the pitch to the defeat to FC Porto in the Super Cup on Wednesday in Aveiro took Jorge Jesús (and not only) by surprise. The current technical director, who came to the bench for the first time to replace the general director Tiago Pinto, went to Rui Costa, to whom he expressed discontent, and then addressed the players, pointing and speaking. them in an irritated manner. Jesús devalued the episode at a press conference, but he did not like what happened.
«Luisão did not give any reprimand to the players. He does not like to lose, as he does not like the coach or the players. He was captain of the team for several years, I was sad as I am, Rui [Costa], and everyone … gave an opinion. He did not give any reprimands to the players. He said it was the first final we lost, that it will help us learn, that Benfica is Benfica, “argued the coach, worried about not fueling the situation.
The truth is that Jesús, in the field, felt the need to intervene when Luisão spoke excitedly with Rui Costa, putting his arm around the Brazilian’s waist and trying to calm him down. Emotions, the technical director acknowledged, were on edge, but the situation made Jesus uncomfortable. And even some players did not like Luisão’s intervention.
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