Benfica to face Vitória de Guimarães, who are going through a rough patch | OneFootball

Vitória de Guimarães is not going through its best days. The 1-2 defeat against Famalicão last Saturday was truly the culmination of days of turmoil, which the new coach Gil Lameiras did not have time to save. "Everything happened very quickly and with little time to prepare for the game," admitted Luís Pinto's replacement at the end of the match.

The former coach of the B team from Guimarães now has his first full week with the squad, allowing him to prepare for the next challenge against Benfica, at 6 p.m. on Saturday, knowing in advance, however, that it will be a very difficult task.

The Conquerors have not tasted victory for over a month. The last four matches brought three defeats – Braga (3-2), Santa Clara (2-0), and Famalicão – and one draw – Alverca (1-1). However, ahead of them, they will face an opponent they have not managed to beat in the last 32 games (25 defeats and seven draws).

Vitória de Guimarães will step onto a stadium where they have not won since 2009. At that time, Gustavo Lazzaretti scored the lone goal in the 4th round of the 2009/2010 Portuguese Cup, showing that the Cathedral is a "nemesis" for the club from the cradle city.

It is worth remembering that Benfica returns to competition next Saturday, March 21, by hosting Vitória de Guimarães, in a match for the 27th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. In a week of preparation, José Mourinho already knows he will not be able to count on two players from the red squad.

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