José Mourinho and Benfica race against time with Newcastle in mind | OneFootball

Two days after eliminating Chaves in the third round of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica are back in Seixal to prepare for the clash with Newcastle. José Mourinho granted his players a day off, with the aim of starting today, October 19, preparations for the Champions League clash.

After a not very comfortable win over the Flavienses, the Special One is looking to switch gears, in order to secure the first win for the Reds in this stage of the league, after the Eagles lost to Qarabag (3-2) and Chelsea (1-0) in the previous rounds.

However, the newspaper A Bola writes that the Portuguese coach is constrained by the short interval between the two matches. The Reds were in Trás-os-Montes on Friday night, October 17, and tomorrow afternoon they will travel to England. Between the trips, the Club of Light will only hold two training sessions in Seixal.

It is known that the trip to Newcastle is scheduled for 3:35 p.m. tomorrow, October 20, which confirms that Benfica will forgo the adaptation training on the St. James' Park pitch, the venue for the match. At 7:45 p.m., the Portuguese coach’s press conference is scheduled, accompanied by an Eagles player.

Thus, the team in red will only have two training sessions before the Champions League fixture. On the other hand, Richard Ríos took advantage of the break to work at Seixal. It should be recalled that the match is scheduled for this Tuesday, October 21, at 8:00 p.m. and will be refereed by Szymon Marciniak.

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