António Silva criticises Rio Ave after Benfica draw: They didn’t play | OneFootball

António Silva was very displeased with Benfica's draw against Rio Ave. The central defender spoke with journalists in the flash interview after the first match of the Liga Portugal Betclic, which ended with a final score of 1-1.

"I think in the first half we lacked intensity, reaching the final third. In the second half we did well, we created opportunities", António Silva began to explain, not hiding Benfica's difficulties during the first half of the match against Rio Ave.

"Rio Ave didn't want to play. We scored, they equalized in a transition, I think everything is happening to us at this stage", said the young central defender of the eagles, who saw André Luiz score a great goal during stoppage time of the Benfica - Rio Ave match.

António Silva continued, reminding that the next match is already on Friday, September 26: "But we have to keep working and then the results will come. The good thing about football is that, we have a game on Friday to play, to get back to winning, which is what the fans want".

Remember that Benfica drew this Friday, September 23, against Rio Ave. After a long time searching for the goal, Sudakov opened the scoring for the eagles in the 86th minute. Just five minutes later, the reds conceded the equalizer, sealing the final result at 1-1.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.