Diogo Luís singles out a player for Porto v Benfica: unique in Portugal | OneFootball

Porto and Benfica face each other this Sunday at the Estádio do Dragão, in a Clássico where the details could play a decisive role. For Diogo Luís, a former Eagles player, the Dragons have a particular weapon capable of making the difference: Diogo Costa.

The former full-back highlighted the characteristics of the Portuguese international goalkeeper and believes there is one quality that sets him apart in Portuguese football: "He also has a favorable trait. In goal is Diogo Costa, who has a quality that is unique in Portugal and rare in the world," he wrote in the newspaper 'A Bola'.

Despite acknowledging that added value, the former player believes Porto have some weaknesses in their defensive process that can be exploited by Benfica. In his view, the team managed by Francesco Farioli can no longer surprise opponents in the same way as at the start of last season.

"Defensively, it is not a perfect team. When it fails in the first pressing zone, it allows space for opponents to exploit. At the start of last season, this approach caught teams by surprise. As the games went by, opponents adapted and began to create additional difficulties," he explained.

On Benfica’s side, Diogo Luís identified intensity as one of the main changes introduced by Marco Silva since arriving as head coach. The former full-back believes the Eagles now show a more aggressive dynamic, both in their search for goals and in their reaction after losing the ball.

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