Ahead of Benfica v Real Madrid, Mourinho speaks out on Dedic situation | OneFootball

José Mourinho assures that Amar Dedic is fit to play. At the press conference, where he also confirmed the returns of Ríos and Bah, the Benfica coach considers that the Bosnian full-back has had enough time to rest and recharge his batteries for the European clash.

"He spent 15 days resting and preparing, he’s top... You’re being pessimistic and I don’t want that", the Portuguese coach began by saying, when once again questioned about the presence of number 17 among the options for the match between Benfica and Real Madrid.

"Now we have options. If Tomás [Araújo] had to play as full-back and António as center-back, I’d be delighted. Bah has been working well for a long time", added the Portuguese coach, making it clear that he will always have solutions for any unwanted situation.

"He hasn’t had game minutes for a year. It would obviously be much better to have minutes before a game like this, minutes that, if he doesn’t get in this match, he might get against AVS next weekend", added the Special One, at the press conference.

"But Bah is back and ready to play, as is Ríos. I don’t know if it was the effect of ‘wanting to play against Real Madrid’, but everyone is back", concluded José Mourinho, once again assuring that he will always have an additional plan for the match against the Merengues.

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