O Benfica trained this Tuesday (24), in Madrid, with the presence of striker Gianluca Prestiannieven after the provisional suspension of a match imposed by the Uefa.
after being accused of during Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory in the first leg in Lisbon.
In a press conference, .
“We’re not going to talk about the topic you asked about,” he said. “Regardless of the player on the field, we have a clear identity. We have already proven over many games that, whether athlete A or athlete B plays, we maintain the same profile.”
and said that Vinicius .
Midfielder Fredrik Aursnes also avoided going into details about the situation, but acknowledged that the squad experienced “a slightly different week”.
“Of course we talk to each other. We try to stay together as a group. It’s like a final tomorrow. We have to beat an incredible team in a difficult stadium,” said the Norwegian.
Benfica needs to reverse the deficit in the second leg against Real Madrid, at the Santiago Bernabéu. The Portuguese team will also be without the player on the edge of the field, after he received a red card in the first match.
with the celebration of the goal in the first match.
Despite the suspensions, both the coach and Prestianni participated normally in training and did not violate the terms of the punishments, as they are only prevented from playing in the match.
