José Mourinho, coach of Benfica, guarantees that Virosa who hit the team will not affect Sunday’s game against FC Porto. At a press conference this afternoon, October 4th, he said that “everything is fine” with the players.
“States are all well health, we have trained all today, everything is fine. There is no one prevented from traveling or playing. There is no one who is left behind. Let’s all,” said Mourinho. The conference took place in Lisbon. This Sunday, the team will be at Dragão stadium to confront FC Porto, in the first Mourinho classic as Benfica coach.
According to José Mourinho, the situation of virus “was worrying about two days ago, but today everyone trained”. He detailed that he was on the table that some players would travel separately, but “it will not be necessary.” It also added that “the tendency is that tomorrow we will be better than today” and that they do not think of postponement of the game.
The match is scheduled for 21:15. About the opponent, he pointed out that Porto “has a lot of work behind”. He defined as “a strong team, with a coach with clear ideas, who must have enjoyed every minute of pre-season” and who “likes” the team. The game is part of the first league.