Rui Costa unfazed by Benfica win: did not expect anything else | OneFootball

Rui Costa was at Parliament this Tuesday to meet with the Liberal Initiative parliamentary group to discuss matters related to the centralization of television rights and the regularization of Benfica FM. After the meeting, he was approached by journalists. The Eagles’ president responded to José Mourinho’s team’s reaction to the 1-1 draw with Casa Pia, having won at home against Nacional 2-0 last Sunday, without showing much enthusiasm.

“After the draw with Casa Pia, we wanted a strong response, and we got it,” he said, in statements to the media present.

Asked about weaker investment in the event of failing to qualify for the Champions League, with the derby against Sporting proving decisive in that regard, the club’s top leader wants to think short term. “We are going into this match thinking about the league and what we have to do in the league. There’s no point hiding that a derby is a derby, it has that component as well, and that’s what we’re going to play this match for. The rest, we’ll see later,” he replied.

The executive also looked at the upcoming match with Sporting in this way, a game that will be decisive for the outcome of the league and both teams’ ambitions. “The draw with Casa Pia set us back in our hopes, but until the end of the league, we have to fight for every game. On top of that, we’re playing in a derby. All our players and all our fans want to put in a good performance at Alvalade,” he concluded.

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