Mourinho on Farense v Benfica: Porto jibe and Sudakov remarks | OneFootball

Sport Lisboa e Benfica won against Farense, 2-0, with goals from Richard Ríos and Franjo Ivanovic. At the end of the match, José Mourinho expressed satisfaction with the team's performance in the Portuguese Cup game. The coach of the "encarnados" took a jab at Porto and revealed that Sudakov is recoverable for the clash with Famalicão.

Next opponent in the Portuguese Cup: "I have no preference. It will always be a trip further north, it will always be another away game, and it will always be one of the strongest opponents in the championship. Whether it's Porto or Famalicão, it will always be a difficult game for us and for them."

Otamendi as a penalty taker: "It's our choice. He is a player with the personality to step up and score. He himself said at the end of the game that if I wanted him to continue taking penalties, he would do so without a problem, but he would also be happy to give the opportunity for someone else to step up and become the second after Pavlidis. The important thing was that we missed the penalty and continued to play, continued to want and to dominate."

Injuries of Samuel Soares and Sudakov: "Samuel has a muscular sensation from a stretch on a ball he played long. I was afraid of having to burn a second 'slot' at the start of the second half and be left with only one 'slot' for the rest of the game. The injuries of Sudakov and Barreiro are two aggressive contacts, to be polite in vocabulary. The doctor tells me there is a possibility that both can play on Monday, but we are on the edge."

Good moment for Benfica: "We weren't the worst team in the world when we didn't have results or good performances, and now we are not the best team in the world because the results have been positive. There are always things to improve, but I see a solid team on the field, with a good identification of processes."

Return to the starting lineup of Manu Silva: "I wasn't expecting him to play the full 90 minutes, Enzo was ready. But the game went in a direction of a lot of our control. Manu's game was practically all done either with the ball or pressing up front, without having to cover long distances in defensive transitions."

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