Mourinho on Benfica v Casa Pia: I had an issue with Enzo | OneFootball

José Mourinho explained that he was forced to withdraw Enzo Barrenechea from the match due to illness. The Benfica coach saw his team concede a 2-2 draw at the Estádio da Luz, and at the end of the match, he spoke to the BTV microphones in the usual flash interview.

The Benfica coach was questioned about the words he left in the Benfica locker room to his team: "The message is the message I gave here. There is great indignation, something that has been lingering, that the players carry with them this negativity, something they cannot explain."

"But I also have to be a coach, and say, as I did at halftime, that these teams come looking for a miracle, they drag the game until the end so that something happens at the end, and we have to be more effective," he said, then also criticizing his team.

Then, José Mourinho explained the substitution at 45 minutes, and how he used it to seek a more comfortable advantage: "I had a problem with Enzo, who had to leave at halftime due to illness. And I put in Prestianni because I wanted to finish the game as quickly as possible."

"We almost managed it with 2-0, then the referee reopened the game. And then we have to have the ability not to concede the second goal, and that's our fault," concluded José Mourinho, after seeing Benfica - Casa Pia end in a 2-2 draw at the Estádio da Luz.

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