Leandro Barreiro on Benfica v Napoli: "Unfortunately for us..." | OneFootball

Leandro Barreiro anticipates challenges in the match against Napoli. In the preview, where he accompanied José Mourinho, the number 18 answered journalists' questions and discussed what the Benfica team can expect from the Neapolitan side, led by Antonio Conte.

"I don't know if it will be. Perhaps it takes me less time to analyze than if it were another culture," the Luxembourger began to say in response to the first question, hours after Benfica conducted the final training session for the match against Napoli.

"The fact that I know them well doesn't mean the challenges are lesser or that their qualities become inferior," added the number 18, acknowledging that knowledge doesn't always provide guarantees about the opponent on the field.

"It's a very strong team that has won two championships in a short time, playing differently from how they did at the start of the season," noted Leandro Barreiro, in anticipation of the match for Benfica, which will take place at Estádio da Luz.

"Unfortunately for us... I much prefer the way they are playing now," concluded Leandro Barreiro. It is worth remembering that the match between Benfica and Napoli will take place next Wednesday, December 10, at 20:00.

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