“Whether the Benfica president will open a process to the statements of Mr. Schmidt, who is more aggressive with regard to VAR than I was, I don’t know,” stressed the coach from Porto, who was uncomfortable at the pre-match press conference for Saturday’s match against P. Ferreira.

“I ended up saying at the last conference that it would take a process. I just came today [ontem] Here out of respect, because you’ve already been summoned, I probably wouldn’t have attended the conference and wouldn’t have run away from anything. My silence would cause more noise than give conference. These issues and issues, these processes… I even brought up here what I said about VAR at the last conference [cita o que disse]. I got sued because I want everyone to look their best. What surprises me the most is that Rui Costa brought this up, he’s a footballer, he was my teammate. “Let them open another process,” said Conceicao, who reiterated statements that led to Benfica’s participation in the FPF Disciplinary Council. “That surprises me, I had to say it, I was stuck here.

Conceicao does not see the reality of playing in front of the Eagles, and being able to stay behind, as an advantage: “We’ve played many times behind the opposition and sometimes before. It’s not more or less pressure.”

Regarding the trip to Mata Real, the Porto coach expects a “difficult match”, but one that has strong support from the public (3 thousand Porto supporters are expected) to beat the opponent.

He noted that “there must be motivation because of the good atmosphere created by the fans”.

Technical Support
“Eustáquio is doing as well as he can be, but he’s a lad with above-average maturity. He’s got a strong personality, range and family to help. He’s fine to go to the game, go to the bench or stay on the stand, depending on what,” said Conceicao of the player who recently lost his mother. I decide.

renewals
Tony Martinez recently renewed, much to the technician’s delight. When asked if he, too, would renew, he replied: “I have a contract [até 2024]”.

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Pinto da Costa has bought shares in FC Porto for the eleventh time in five months. In this period of time, you have acquired 22,607 bonds, for which you have paid 22,841.6 euros. It now has 336,163 shares (1.49% of the capital of Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries).

“Whether the Benfica president will open a process to the statements of Mr. Schmidt, who is more aggressive with regard to VAR than I was, I don’t know,” stressed the coach from Porto, who was uncomfortable at the preparatory press conference for Saturday’s match with B.C.