Denied the reception on Sunday afternoon (18:00) against the Conquerors, Nelson Verissimo of Weigel and Otamendi underestimated the absence of the German midfielder and Argentine defender.

“All the coaches like that the whole team is available. We knew they would be on the way. Our team gives us enough guarantees. The absences of Weigel and Otamendi will force us to move and everyone who enters will give a good response, I’m sure,” he said, expecting Benfica to repeat what they did in the second half. With Ajax and 60 minutes, “a good level against Boavista”.

“I already had the opportunity to talk about what happened in Besa. It was a good 60 minutes. The goal of Ajax was to convey what we achieved well in Besa. I understand that there is more talk in the second half, but we played constantly. We played a good game. No explanation Effective,” he argued, hoping that the ambition levels of their Dutch counterparts would not change.

“These are different competitions. The atmosphere in Luz might be different, because we have a full house and I don’t know if tomorrow it will be like this.

But the drive and ambition must be there. We have players who have already experienced these [mudar o ‘chip’ da Liga dos Campeões para as competições nacionais]Get to know the experience of it, and players know that the most important game is next. He defended his belief that these issues would be overcome.