Petit’s poor record against Benfica gives the Eagles a boost | OneFootball

Petit, now the coach of Santa Clara, is preparing to face Benfica this Friday, February 13th. Despite having been an important player for the Red Club, his experiences as a coach against the team from Luz have not been successful.

Since he began his coaching career, there have been 19 encounters against the team from Luz, and Petit has only managed one draw and one victory, with 17 defeats, numbers that illustrate the challenge the upcoming match represents for the coach of the Azorean team.

The only victory happened while he was still in charge of Boavista, in August 2023, in a match where the checkered team won 3-2, with two goals from Róbert Bozenik and one from Bruno Lourenço, while the Reds scored through Di María and Rafa. It was also on the Boavista bench that he achieved the only draw (2-2), in the 2021/22 season.

Nevertheless, the technical team's work received positive feedback from Pedro Ferreira: "It has been two very positive weeks of work. We are absorbing the coach's ideas and feel the team is increasingly cohesive and prepared," declared the defender to Santa Clara's media. The Eagles promoted the match using a Super Bowl image.

Petit, as a player for Benfica, won a National Championship, a Portuguese Cup, and a Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup. In total, the former Portuguese international participated in 212 matches for the Red Club, where he scored 14 goals and made 23 assists.

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