Bruno Lage highlights reason for Benfica draw with Santa Clara: We need to… | OneFootball

Bruno Lage believes that one of the reasons for Benfica's draw against Santa Clara was the lack of time he had to prepare for the match. At the end of the fifth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, the Eagles' coach also explained that the new signings are still getting to know each other.

"We are in a race against time. We need two types of time. Pavlidis and Ivanovic played again without practically training together. Sudakov played without practically knowing his teammates. We need time to train," justified Bruno Lage, after the Benfica – Santa Clara match.

"[How to explain this result to the fans] By taking responsibility. Nobody is satisfied and I am the first. I fully understand the fans' dissatisfaction. It was a result we didn't want and that penalizes us. I take responsibility for the game's result," added Bruno Lage.

Regarding Nicolás Otamendi's mistake, and after his own statements, Bruno Lage was very clear: "As our captain said, we had the game under control, but he is not the one responsible for the draw, I am fully responsible for this draw. Now it's time to recover."

The game refers to the first round of the regular phase of the Champions League. In the Liga Portugal Betclic, the Reds travel to AFS's stronghold in the sixth round (Saturday, September 20, 6:00 pm).

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