Farioli on Benfica: Our fate is in our hands | OneFootball

Is the fact that Benfica is only competing in the championship an advantage? “I don't know. What matters to us is our own path, our rivals are not our problem. We have our destiny in our hands, since the beginning of the season we've been trying to be where we want, and we are where we want. We must continue to have the same mentality and not waste time watching what happens in other stadiums.”

What is the physical condition of Kiwior and Martim Fernandes? “Thiago [Silva] will not be in the game, we are still working to recover him as quickly as possible. Martim is also working hard, with promising steps that give us hope of seeing him soon, and Kiwior has done everything with the team in recent days, so he is fully recovered and ready to return to the team.”

The defense has suffered from several injuries, but the team has maintained cohesion. Do you consider this the most consistent sector? “In the days before Rio Ave, the injured players would come to the field and I would laugh, although that's not the right word, because if we add Martim, Jan [Bednarek], and Thiago and Kiwior, we would actually have a top four defense, and unfortunately, they were all out. We recovered Kiwior and that's important, but we also have major injuries up front with Samu and Luuk [de Jong]. In reality, what this team has done is great, we have managed very well to cover or not feel in the games the injuries that are unfortunate, from contact, but the players are always showing themselves in a very strong way, with a top attitude and a capacity to be ready for the team and to give the fans good performances and results.”

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