Richard Ríos got an earful at Benfica–Rio Ave, and the reason is clear | OneFootball

Jose Mourinho gave a piece of his mind to Richard Rios during the Benfica - Rio Ave match. According to information released by the newspaper Record in its Thursday edition, the coach was not pleased with some of the movements of the Colombian international during the match pertaining to the first delayed round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

“The number 20 was targeted when he was slowly returning to help defend a corner, again taking too long when he was substituted by Henrique Araujo during extra time”, writes the sports daily, reporting the two moments when Jose Mourinho reprimanded Richard Rios in the Benfica - Rio Ave match.

However, Richard Rios' continuity in Benfica's starting 11 for the reception to Gil Vicente is not in question. Given the significant absence of Enzo Barrenechea, the question is who will play alongside the Colombian international, with the choice likely to fall on Leandro Barreiro or Arsnes.

However, Jose Mourinho demands that Richard Rios corrects this type of behavior as quickly as possible. In another sense, in the match against Rio Ave, the midfielder was the player with the highest number of expected goals and the second with the most shots, appearing only behind Vangelis Pavlidis, the striker of the reds.

In the current season, serving Benfica, Richard Rios - valued at 16 million euros - has played 12 matches: six in the Liga Portugal Betclic, five in the Champions League and one in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 1,026 minutes he has been on the field, the midfielder has not yet scored any goals or made any assists.

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