José Mourinho on the dangers in Nacional v Benfica: extra motivation | OneFootball

José Mourinho acknowledges that any team facing the Eagles wants to put on a good performance. In the preview of the match against Nacional, which will take place next Saturday, November 29, the Benfica coach admitted that the islanders will have “extra motivation” for playing against the red team.

"My initial take is that teams, when they play against Benfica, manage to find extra motivation", began José Mourinho, quoted by BTV, during his preview of the clash against the islanders, which will take place at Choupana, starting at 6:00 pm.

"They give themselves to the game in a way that’s different from what they normally do, and that alone already adds an extra difficulty," added the Special One, recognizing that these are teams that generally have nothing to lose. In the same preview, he also spoke about the absence of Richard Ríos.

"Then, Nacional has had the same coach for a long time — if I’m not mistaken, it’s [Tiago] Margarido’s third season — they are very well-drilled in their dynamics, defensively they know how to differentiate when they play with four or five at the back, in possession they know how to vary their build-up, they are a very aggressive team, it will be a tough match, and we’re going in with the goal of getting all three points," stated José Mourinho.

"Even though the competitions and opponents are different, the win over Ajax was important, because it gives us, I wouldn’t say tranquility, because at Benfica tranquility is the wrong word, but perhaps it gives us a different kind of comfort to face this tough opponent," pointed out José Mourinho.

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