Trubin or Samuel Soares? Lage names Benfica starter v Santa Clara | OneFootball

Anatoliy Trubin - who had made a revelation about the Eagles - will be the starter for Benfica – Santa Clara. The announcement was made by Bruno Lage, who, in the preview of the Liga Portugal Betclic match, addressed the competition for the starting spot between the two goalkeepers, stating that the players must trust in their choices, and adding that the Ukrainian will start the match.

"The most important thing is that I know what I am doing. We have three goalkeepers of great quality and I want them to always be ready to play. Samu played the last game, tomorrow I can reveal that Trubin will play", revealed Bruno Lage, in the press conference previewing the Benfica – Santa Clara match.

Regarding the game, Bruno Lage said he expects a tough challenge: “Santa Clara is a well-organized team, we have faced them three times. They know what to do with the ball, it will be a demanding match and the focus is to play at the highest level. To keep our minds on the Club’s objectives, which is to win the championship. We trained together today and the most important thing is to start this cycle on the right foot".

“Against teams with a low block we have to be patient, move the ball from foot to foot, force the lines to open up space. That only comes with training time and the players getting to know each other. But we are on the right path, we feel that with the individual quality we have, we have a lot of room to grow as a team", Bruno Lage concluded.

Benfica – Santa Clara is scheduled for September 12th, at 8:15pm, at Estádio da Luz, and is part of the fifth round of Liga Portugal Betclic. Bruno Lage’s team is in fourth place in the National Championship, with nine points from three matches. Porto is first (12 points from four games), Famalicão second (10 points from four games), and Sporting third (nine points from four matches).

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