Rodrigo Pinho: What Benfica lacked against Sporting | OneFootball

Rodrigo Pinho was the spokesperson for Estrela Amadora's disappointment. The Brazilian forward - who played for Benfica - commented on the tricolors' defeat last Sunday, November 30, during their visit to Sporting. In his opinion, the canary admitted that the team had many difficulties with set pieces.

In statements to Sport TV, the former forward, who had a brief stint at Clube da Luz, began by acknowledging that the team faced difficulties against a superior opponent: “We knew it was going to be a tough game. They are the current champions, they have a great team.”

“We conceded two goals from set pieces, which complicated and conditioned our game, but now we have to think about the next game,” added Rodrigo Pinho, in the flash interview that took place at the end of the match at Estádio José Alvalade, where the tricolors lost 4-0.

“We needed to be more focused on set pieces, many games are decided this way. They were more aggressive in set pieces. Now it's time to think about Arouca,” pointed out the forward who once defended the colors of the eagles.

It should be noted that the match between the lions and the Reboleira team was marked by the display of a banner by the Sporting supporters, where it was possible to read a provocation to Benfica, days before the two teams face each other in the derby.

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