Diamantino Miranda: Tough night ahead for Benfica in Clássico | OneFootball

In the program 'Liga de Ouro' on the CMTV channel, Diamantino Miranda criticized the Eagles' performance in the defeat against Braga (1-3), leading to the failure to win the Allianz Cup for the 9th time in history.

“There were noticeable improvements in many aspects of the team, there weren't any high-level performances, but it was competitive, and it was expected that with one or two changes in January the team would improve, but it regressed again with this kind of result", the commentator began to vent.

“Now, adding this to the game on Wednesday, again against a great team (Porto), which is having an excellent season, and still without Otamendi, if the game was already difficult, it will be even more complicated”, added the former Eagles player, predicting a scenario of high difficulty for the Classic.

To conclude, Diamantino also commented on João Pinheiro's refereeing. “We have to believe that the referee acted correctly in sending off Otamendi”. João Pinheiro's performance was also ironically commented on by José Mourinho.

The Eagles will take the field again on Wednesday to face Porto, on the 14th, at 8:45 PM, a match that is worth a place in the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup. It should be remembered that the two teams have already faced each other in the championship, 8th round, and drew 0-0 at the Estádio do Dragão.

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