Trubin or Samuel Soares? Benfica pick their keeper for Fenerbahçe clash | OneFootball

Anatoliy Trubin will be chosen to take the starting position in Benfica's next game. The goalkeeper ended up on the bench in the 3-0 victory against Tondela last Saturday, August 23rd, with Bruno Lage offering the starting spot to Samuel Soares.

According to information from the newspaper Record, the 24-year-old Ukrainian goalkeeper will resume his role for the Eagles in the second leg of the Champions League play-off against Fenerbahçe. The starting position for the 'number 24' was a plan already outlined by the coaching staff of the Sadino coach.

Bruno Lage's decision to choose both goalkeepers in his starting line-ups also serves as a way to keep both Anatoliy Trubin and Samuel Soares active, testing their form. In fact, the 23-year-old Portuguese goalkeeper was chosen to defend the Eagles' goal in a crucial moment of last season: the Portuguese Cup final.

It is worth remembering that the Ukrainian was criticized following the first leg of the play-off for the prestigious league, when an incomplete save ended up gifting a goal to José Mourinho's team. Fortunately for the Eagles' ambitions, the goal was disallowed for offside.

Bruno Lage's Benfica will take to the field again next Wednesday, August 27th, against Fenerbahçe. The match, counting for the second leg of the Champions League play-off, against the team led by José Mourinho, will be played at 8:00 PM at Estádio da Luz.

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