Benfica goalkeeper Eduardo happy with clean sheet against Portimonense – Liga Sagres News
Benfica goalkeeper, Eduardo, claims that he is happy with the team’s performances against Portimonense, more so with his clean sheet on his debut. The Reds faced the Liga de Honra side away from home but were able to comfortably secure victory without a
host of their first choice players.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus’ men were seeded to play Portimonense in their opening fixture of the Portuguese Cup and the Primeira Liga giants were heavy favourites to progress from this one.
Although Benfica were without the majority of their stars such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Saviola-c18090 in the starting eleven, they were still able to orchestrate proceedings at Estadio Municipal.
The Eagles kicked-off brightly and had some chances to take the lead in the opening exchanges. However their first major attempt on goal was from a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joan-Capdevila-c18631 free-kick, which unluckily struck the post.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Matic-c27531 also squandered an opportunity after finding himself in space in the first half. The Serbian International was able to find some room in the penalty box; however his vicious shot was straight at glove man, Goda.
The Lisbon outfit almost that they had taken the lead through Nolito, seven minutes before half-time, but the forward’s finish was ruled out by the referee for offside.
After the breather, Benfica continued to pile on the pressure on the home side and were deservedly rewarded for their efforts, after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-c8098 Cesar fired home a sumptuous free-kick on the sixtieth minute.
The Brazilian stepped up to take the set piece from a tight angle and succeeded in doing so, with Goda being well beaten.
Shortly after, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rodrigo-c31437, who was able to convert for the Portuguese giants.
In the end, Benfica were able to control the tempo of the game and also managed to keep a clean sheet, the latter holding special meaning for goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eduardo-c12034, who was making his debut for the club.
Speaking to reporters, the Seleccao International said that he was very pleased with the club’s win but was similarly delighted not to have conceded in his first outing.
"Above all, I am pleased with the victory of the team in a major competition, we want to win. We have proven that the team is strong and responsible. These are opportunities to grab, not only for me but for the whole group, who is available to help Benfica,”
he said.
The former Genoa shot stopper also waived away speculation that he would be leaving Estadio da Luz, reiterating that he did not know what the future held for him.
"You cannot call into question the professionalism of the players. I respect the club and my colleagues, but the future belongs to God and let’s not go to war about it,” Eduardo was quoted as saying.
Eduardo’s next chance of donning Benfica colours will be when the Lisbon club take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 on the 18th of October.
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