Benfica plot successful swoop for Vitória Guimarães | OneFootball

José Mourinho is expected to repeat, against Vitória Guimarães, the formula he used against Arouca. According to the gathered information, the Benfica coach will make changes to the lineup and, against the team from Guimarães, he is likely to present the same squad that, on October 25, election day, did not hold back and secured a big win against Vasco Seabra's team.

After a victory that did not convince the Special One last Wednesday against Tondela, José Mourinho is expected to return to the original tactic and once again rely on the team's heavyweights. The main returns will certainly be Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, Richard Ríos, and Vangelis Pavlidis, all of whom were substitutes in the match against the Beira team.

As reported by the newspaper A Bola in its Saturday edition, November 1, Samuel Soares - who was a starter against Tondela - will return to the bench, with Trubin returning to his natural habitat, between the posts of the red and white goal. However, this won't be the only change.

António Silva, who played alongside Otamendi in the League Cup, is expected to be replaced by Tomás Araújo, as had happened against Arouca. Aursnes, on the other hand, will maintain his position at right-back, as was the case last Wednesday, October 29 - reaching a milestone in the league.

After emphasizing that the defense had a less secure attitude, José Mourinho had a different approach on the matter: "I wanted to exonerate the back four from what I considered a lack of attitude. They were serious from start to finish». Vitória Guimarães - Benfica is scheduled for this Saturday, November 1, at 20:30, at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.

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