Benfica v Porto: Luís Pedro Sousa slams Rui Costa, Mourinho, Lage | OneFootball

Luís Pedro Sousa criticized Rui Costa, José Mourinho, and Bruno Lage "when it comes to building a squad," in relation to the classic match played against Porto (2-2). The commentator not only pointed out the fact that Benfica left its main investments on the bench, but also the Eagles’ chances of winning the title, which are now "very slim".

"The classic was marked by Porto's superiority in the 1st half, by Benfica's reaction in the 2nd, which prevented the championship from being decided, but also by the great play of Pietuszewski, a 17-year-old kid whom the Dragons recruited from the highly publicized Polish league," he began writing in the newspaper 'Record'.

Expanding on this, Luís Pedro Sousa pointed to the Eagles’ lack of competence: "In the final third of the League, Benfica, for its part, has its main investments relegated to the bench, such as Ivanovic, Sudakov, and Ríos, the latter starting yesterday due to Aursnes’ injury and Barreiro’s physical limitations. This is just one example that titles are also won through the competence of directors and coaches when it comes to building a squad."

In conclusion, he highlighted Benfica’s chances of winning their 39th championship: "The most important round of the League has ended and everything remains the same in terms of points. But only in terms of points. Porto saw their trip to Luz crossed off the calendar, Sporting let another round go by without getting closer to the top, and Benfica now knows that its chances of fighting for the title are very slim".

It should be noted that the red emblem will be back on the field next Saturday, March 14, against Arouca. The match, counting for the 26th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Vasco Seabra, will be played at 8:30pm, at the opponent’s ground.

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