Roger Schmidt announced on Friday that Trubin and Angel Di Maria had recovered for the Estrela da Amadora reception and also confirmed that Renato Sanches was “ready” to return to play for Benfica.
In his preview of the third-round match scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, the German coach began by giving a report on the recovery of the players who had physical problems. “Yes, it seems that they are back. At this stage, only Jan-Niklas Best, Schjelderup and Andre Gomes remain, while all the other players have returned to training. I am very satisfied with that,” he began by highlighting.
As for Renato Sanches, the coach explained that he is ready to play the match. “Renato, every training session he has done has been good for him. He has been with us now for three weeks and of course we have seen the quality in training and I think it was very important for him to do this type of training as well. In our plan, it was already planned to give him a few minutes in the last match, but then I had to make other decisions, but I hope that tomorrow we will have the opportunity to play with Benfica again.”
The 27-year-old midfielder is still expected to start on the bench, but should have the chance to take to the pitch during the game. “He’s looking forward to it. He’s very motivated and I’m also convinced he’s ready.”
