Bruno Lage’s wonder goal for Benfica sends a clear warning: “We shouldn’t…” | OneFootball

Absent from Benfica due to being called up for Greece's games, which aim for qualification for the 2026 World Cup, Vangelis Pavlidis continues in great form. Despite the unquestionable triumph against Belarus (5-1), the eagles' forward sends a warning to his own team.

At the end of the match, where he was one of the highlights of the Hellenic team, the reds' goal man was not dazzled by the categorical result: “We should not be influenced by the result. There are still five games. We will focus and not fall into the trap we have fallen into in the past”.

In statements to Gazzetta, Benfica's number 14 chose to reject the title of best on the pitch, considering that other teammates were more impactful in Greece's match against Belarus: “Karetsas was the MVP. Our game went very well”.

To conclude, Pavlidis revealed that throughout the match he was trying to calm a teammate who was having a complicated game: “I tried to keep Tzolis calm because he was not managing to score in the first half and then he did. There could be four or five best on the pitch. We have to play as a team”.

Remember that the next international commitments aim for European qualification for the World Cup, to be held next year, in North America. Greece, which is currently beating Belarus, is in Group C, along with the teams from Scotland and Denmark, which called up Sporting's Morten Hjulmand.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.