Leonardo Jardim looks ahead to Benfica clash and says who will play | OneFootball

Leonardo Jardim has already revealed how he intends to manage Flamengo’s squad during the pre-season training camp in Portugal and made it clear that Benfica will be one of the priority matches. The coach assured that he will use most of his key players against the Eagles.

"We are going to use the main players against Benfica and River Plate," the Portuguese coach told the official channels of the yellow-and-black club. Flamengo has been on Portuguese soil since last Sunday and has three warm-up matches scheduled at the Algarve Stadium. After the clash with the Argentinians, Flamengo will take on Lausanne and will wrap up the training camp against Benfica on July 11.

Regarding the match against Lausanne, Leonardo Jardim explained that he intends to give more minutes to the younger players: "We will take the opportunity to give some youngsters 45 minutes or more so they can gain experience with us over a longer period and so we can make the right assessments," he said.

The coach also stressed that these matches represent an excellent showcase for Flamengo’s young players: "Several clubs have already spoken to me and said they are going to watch the matches. This is also a space we can provide for some of the youngsters," he said, adding that "in Portugal we have three big clubs that buy well."

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