Mourinho’s Chaves pick, Benfica react to errors: We never like to... | OneFootball

In the match for the third round of the Portuguese Cup, where José Mourinho chose to rotate the team somewhat, one of the changes was in the goal for the Reds. Samuel Soares was chosen to guard the goal, and the Benfica goalkeeper has already reacted to his starting position.

This was the first match for the number 24 since the Special One took over the technical command of the Glorious, as Mourinho had previously favored Anatoliy Trubin as the starter. However, despite keeping a clean sheet against the team from Chaves, Samu had two less fortunate moments that could have jeopardized the Eagles' ambitions.

In light of this situation, the under-21 international for Portugal took to his Instagram account to react to the victory and apologize for the mistakes made on the field. "Important victory on the way to the next phase!", the young Reds' goalkeeper began to write.

Finally, the 23-year-old footballer acknowledged that he was not at his best and made a promise to all Benfica fans: "We never like to make mistakes, but the important thing is to recognize what needs improvement and keep working".

Since last season, Samuel Soares has been Benfica's number 2 option and has had several opportunities. This season, the number 24 - valued at 4 million euros - has only played three matches: two in the Liga Portugal Betclic and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 270 minutes he was between the posts, the goalkeeper recorded two clean sheets and conceded one goal.

Check out Samuel Soares' post here:

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