José Mourinho has a trick up his sleeve for Porto v Benfica | OneFootball

In the final stretch before the kickoff of the Clássico, scheduled for this Sunday, October 5, José Mourinho made a decision that could very well affect the match against Porto. According to reports, the Benfica coach announced that the pre-match press conference will take a different format than usual.

As reported by the newspaper Record, the Special One requested that his pre-match conference be moved to a different location, which ended up catching everyone by surprise. In other words, next Saturday, October 4, José Mourinho will preview the match against the blue and whites at Estádio da Luz, thus discarding the press room at Benfica Campus in Seixal, as has been customary.

On the other hand, the scheduled time remains the same, with the Glorioso’s coach set to address journalists from 3:00 PM, as has been the case since he took over as head coach of the Club da Luz on September 18, two days before the match against AVS.

This decision to change the location of the press conference reflects the importance that Sunday’s match holds for Benfica’s standings in the National Championship. In the event of a win, the Eagles will narrow the points gap with the Dragons, while it is always special to beat a rival and direct contender for the title.

On the other hand, José Mourinho already knows that the day after the match at Estádio do Dragão his squad will suffer a substantial cut in players. So far, he already knows that six of his players will be absent from Benfica’s training sessions, as they have been called up to their respective national teams. Thus, the Special One will have a reduced number of footballers to prepare for participation in the Portuguese Cup.

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