Eye on Nacional - Benfica, Mourinho springs a surprise in his starting XI | OneFootball

Back in the Liga Portugal Betclic, José Mourinho prepares a surprise against Nacional. As revealed, the Benfica coach will once again include Rodrigo Rêgo in the starting eleven of the Eagles. Thus, the young player from the Reds will have his second opportunity in the main team, after a solid debut in the Portuguese Cup.

The newspaper Record writes in its Saturday edition, November 29, that the number 67 made the most of the opportunity given by the Special One and, for that reason, deserves a new vote of confidence from José Mourinho, right in the match between Nacional and Benfica, counting for the 12th round of the championship.

The same source assures that Rodrigo Rêgo returns to Benfica's eleven to fill the gap left by Richard Ríos — who is serving a suspension — which forces Fredrik Aursnes to move down the field, thus opening the possibility to occupy the wing, as had happened against Atlético CP.

Rodrigo Rêgo, it should be noted, was one of the main figures of the Eagles in the match that took place at Estádio do Restelo, receiving high praise from José Mourinho. After his debut in the Portuguese Cup, the young Portuguese had the opportunity to gain his first minutes in the Champions League, coming on during injury time in the victory over Ajax.

Besides Rodrigo Rêgo's starting position, the newspaper Record also reports that there are strong possibilities of Leandro Barreiro remaining in the starting eleven, given his excellent performance against the Dutch team. Thus, the Luxembourg international is expected to appear behind Vangelis Pavlidis, “pushing” Georgiy Sudakov to the left flank.

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