Press reveals José Mourinho’s game plan for Benfica v Sporting | OneFootball

José Mourinho wants to apply the 'Ajax formula' against Sporting. According to reports, the Benfica coach believes that the team he fielded in Amsterdam is the ideal solution to achieve the desired result against the Alvalade club: victory.

As reported by the newspaper Record in its Wednesday edition, December 3, the Special One is expected to present the same starting eleven that took the field in the Dutch capital, where the Eagles emerged victorious with a 2–0 win. The return of Richard Ríos allows José Mourinho to implement this strategy.

According to the sports daily, the Colombian returns to the Eagles' starting lineup, where he will pair up with Enzo Barrenechea. This change will see Fredrik Aursnes move up the field. However, the key player is not the number 20 — who has extensive experience in derbies (São Paulo, Corinthians, and Santos) — nor the Norwegian, but rather Leandro Barreiro.

Thus, according to Record's information, the lineup presented by José Mourinho is expected to feature Anatoliy Trubin in goal; a defensive line consisting of Amar Dedic, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, and Samuel Dahl; and a midfield entrusted to Richard Ríos, Enzo Barrenechea, Leandro Barreiro, Fredrik Aursnes, and Georgiy Sudakov. Vangelis Pavlidis will be the goal-scorer for the Eagles.

It should be noted that the match between the Eagles and the Lions will take place next Friday, December 5, at Estádio da Luz, with kickoff scheduled for 20:15. The game, part of the 13th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, will be officiated by António Nobre, a choice that has sparked some controversy at Luz.

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