It is on a poster that dates back to a very distant time in Portuguese football history that Benfica are measuring strength this afternoon with Casa Pia as they aim to secure a fourth win in as many official games this early start to the season.
In the first game of the Championship as a guest and after the scores (7-2) of the third qualifying round were arranged in Denmark for reaching the group stage of the Champions League with Midtjylland, the eagle will have to travel more kilometers than originally planned, thus going back to the stage he knows well, Dr. Municipal Stadium. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria has long since fallen out of the national football scene after the fall of U. Leiria in the secondary divisions.
With the death of Fernando Chalana, which has diverted attention from the activities of the core team in recent days and even led to the cancellation of Roger Schmidt’s preliminary meeting about this trip, there remains expectations regarding the return or non-return of David Neres. to the trident in support of Goncalo Ramos.
Recall that the Brazilian winger did not go to Denmark with the team due to muscle problems, which, according to the German coach, are not of concern, so he is expected to return to the starting line-up today.
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