Bruno Lage’s key man sets the tone for Benfica v Fenerbahçe: “We’re more…” | OneFootball

Knowing he won't be playing in the next game on Wednesday, August 27, when they host Fenerbahçe, Florentino made a point to leave a special message. On social media, the Benfica player shared images of the game in Istanbul and guaranteed that at the Estádio da Luz, the Reds will come out on top.

Through his Instagram account, hours after the 0-0 draw, against José Mourinho's team, the number 61 player for the Reds and Whites left words of strength: “At home we are stronger. At the Luz we decide everything. Glory to God all the time”.

Florentino is, so far, the only confirmed absence from Benfica's squad for the second leg of the Champions League playoff, after being sent off in the Istanbul match for accumulating yellow cards. The player saw his first yellow card at 61 minutes and, two minutes later, saw his second yellow card, signaling his early exit to the locker room.

Despite the game being open, with decisions to be made at the Estádio da Luz, where Bruno Lage has already guaranteed that his team will give everything to reach the group stage, history is in favor of the Reds. According to UEFA, the Eagles have already passed the qualifying phase over 20 times and have only failed to access it once.

In Florentino's case, this was the first red card the Portuguese midfielder has received in his professional career. To date, the number 61 player for the Eagles had only been sent off in 2017, at the time, in the Reds' youth team, in a match against the Danish team Midtjylland, for the UEFA Youth League.

Check out Florentino's post here:

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