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

In the match counting for the third round of the Portuguese Cup, where José Mourinho chose to rotate the squad to some extent, one of the changes appeared in the Eagles’ goal. Samuel Soares was selected to guard the net and the Benfica goalkeeper has already reacted to his starting role.

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

In light of this, the Portugal U21 international took to his Instagram account to react to the victory and apologize for the mistakes made on the pitch. “Important win on the way to the next round!”, the young Eagles’ goalkeeper began by writing.

Finally, the 23-year-old footballer acknowledged he was not at his best and made a promise to all Benfica fans: “We never like to make mistakes, but what matters is recognizing what needs to be improved and to 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 Liga Portugal Betclic and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 270 minutes he has been between the posts, the goalkeeper has recorded two clean sheets and conceded one goal.

Check out Samuel Soares’ post here:

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