Rest day at Benfica, but José Mourinho pops up in Seixal | OneFootball

One day after the win over Sporting, making the most of the day off, José Mourinho spent the morning at Benfica Campus to watch the first-team B squad training session, as they prepare for Wednesday’s away trip to Oliveirense at 6:00pm in Liga Portugal Meu Super.

The Special One has been keeping a close eye on the reserve team and has already called up several players to the first team. Diogo Ferreira, José Neto, Gonçalo Oliveira, Diogo Prioste, Daniel Banjaqui and Anísio Cabral have been regulars in the first-team coach’s sessions, while other youngsters have been brought in on a rotational basis.

It is worth remembering that this season the Setúbal-born coach rewarded Ivan Lima (who has already left the club), Rodrigo Rêgo, Tiago Freitas, Daniel Banjaqui, José Neto, Anísio Cabral and Gonçalo Moreira with their first-team debuts.

However, not all of them managed to establish themselves. In addition to Ivan Lima, Rodrigo Rêgo and Tiago Freitas returned to the B team after an initial spell of trust, with the young players losing ground or even moving on to other paths.

As a more recent example, - who will be involved in pre-season -. At Benfica, the future is also built with the "kids"… but only some manage to stay.

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