Despite defeat, Nélson Veríssimo sees positives in Benfica: overall, we... | OneFootball

Benfica’s B team suffered their second defeat in Liga Portugal Meu Super, losing at home to Marítimo. At the end of the match, Nélson Veríssimo, the Reds’ coach, did not hide his disappointment with the result. However, he pointed out that the Eagles performed well and also congratulated the island side on their promotion.

"Congratulations to Marítimo for the season they are having, which today culminated in promotion. We knew we were going to face an intense atmosphere — an atmosphere that would also test our players’ ability to respond in a different kind of setting, because we knew we were going to play against a team that, with a positive result, could secure promotion," the coach began, speaking to BTV.

"I think that, overall, we played a good game. We started well, but we ended up conceding from a second ball, from a throw-in, which was one of the situations where we felt Marítimo could create danger. We then conceded the second goal right at the end of the first half — once again, at a delicate moment, because the half ended immediately afterwards, from a penalty that seems a little soft to me," continued Nélson Veríssimo.

"But, above all, what stands out are the adjustments we made at half-time, passing on a positive message to the players, making them understand that in other matches we had also already been two goals behind," he added in his post-match reaction to the game against Marítimo.

"We were disappointed because we did not achieve what we wanted, which was to win, but I think it was a demonstration of this team’s maturity and growth, playing under different circumstances and, in our opinion, responding well," concluded Nélson Veríssimo at the end of the match, in statements to BTV.

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