The Portuguese Championship is here! :: zerozero.pt
Gary Burns
Almost three months after the last game of the 2021/22 season, the Portuguese league returns with Benfica and Aroca starting the Bwin Portugal League for the 2022/23 season at the Estadio da Luz. As Roger Schmidt said in the match preview, this is the first of 34 steps that the 18 teams in the Portuguese league will take to reach their goals.
Benfica beat Aroca in Rogrio Ferreira's last 6 games / Capta+
Focusing now on this opening game, we're talking about two teams with clearly different goals at the start of this season. Benfica have started a new era with Roger Schmidt and have a clear goal of returning to the glory of yesteryear, ideally with titles and with the Portuguese Championship as the main goal. Aroca, for his part, is starting his second season in a row in the top division of Portuguese football and wants to continue here for a while.
After winning by 4-1 against Midtjylland, the Reds are approaching this game with high morale and want to continue the work done so far with a 1st round win. Roger Schmidt has promised some news, but with an advantage in the Champions League qualifying round, it's hard to see where these changes could lead. Bach and Yaremchuk, even with the competitiveness that exists in their positions, are the names most likely to be called into play, but there is the Gonzalo Ramos factor that is on the rise. Roger Schmidt has to stay true to his 4x3x3, but he has a 4x4x2 plan B if he wants to rest Rafa or David Neres.
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From Arouka's side, he naturally looks like the least favorite in this game, but Armando Evangelista's side haven't lost in their last three pre-season games (two wins, one draw and three losses), and new blood must be taken into account. , Warning. However, the Arukenses have lost Andre Silva, considered the star of the company in recent seasons, to Vitoria, and someone needs to take on that commanding role.
History painted in red
Looking at history, Benfica and Aroca have long been "unknown", since they first met each other only in 2010. However, the truth is that the Arukens have been a "desirable" rival for the Eagles ever since. , since out of the 13 times they faced each other, Luz was the best in 11 of them (a draw and Arouka's victory, in 2015, according to 1-0). Moreover, of the eight times the two have faced each other at Benfica, the Reds have won seven (tied). 2-2 em 2013).
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Statements from Otavio, the player of FC Porto, who this Monday received the Golden Dragon as Footballer of the Year.
Speech: "I thought and I didn't say anything that I thought. It happened by itself, I'm very happy, I was looking for [o prémio] a lot of time. I saw others, I couldn't leave without winning this prize. Thank God I won and now it's time to make the most of it."
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Did you tell the President that you want the Golden Dragon? "I never commented, asking for an award was not my style, it was deserved, I was very happy, many could have won. I am very happy".
Feeling: "This is something to be proud of, this is the best person in the club, everyone wants to win, this will go down in history. It will be kept under lock and key in the museum that I have. It will get worse." , nothing will come of it, it will be well stored.
Gala: "It's always great, because of covid-19, the gala concert has not been held for many years. It is always special, everyone wants to be part of the gala concert. Being a dragonado, he is even more special. We did a good job and this is proof."
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Golden Dragon cost: "I represent many people in this Golden Dragon. The first time I went to Olival with the president in 2017, he named the four essential pillars of FC Porto: rigor, competence, ambition and passion. Looking at it and being with it every day. My players, who don't usually wear a formal suit as they do today, but the most competitive suit that is required, which is Pepe's suit, give me great joy when I get up and go to work."
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Technical team and others: "With a super competent technical team, a health department, where there is not only Dr. Nelson Puga and therapists, but also an optometrist, pedologist, a number of people who work daily so that the players do not miss anything. and so that year after year they can get better and win, which is what we want."
Finally, a number of people who contribute to making this possible. This is not mine, this belongs to the people of Olival, who are always led by our great, my friend and godfather, the president."
Techniques: "Victory. Not forgetting the people in the kitchen, in the restaurant, the people involved in analysis and observation, the equipment technicians, because today everyone is a technician… [risos]🇧🇷 Lawn techniques too, because I am very picky about the height of the lawn. I think that every detail is important and matters. Finally, a number of people who contribute to making this possible. This is not mine, this belongs to the people of Olival, who are always led by our great, my friend and godfather, the president."
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A family: "Finally, to paraphrase our Gonzalinho [Borges], I want to dedicate it completely to my family, which is not easy, and parents, as always. Not being among us, they will certainly be very proud, not least because they have received two more extremely important people in the life of the club and that together they are up there watching us so that FC Porto becomes bigger , was getting better. , become stronger and win. And let's keep it up. Is always. Because we deserve it. We are also honest, serious, dedicated and competent workers."
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Portuguese football has reason to rejoice as two more world champions will enter the national stages, the first to win the title as part of the Portuguese team, the only ones on the field yesterday, in Qatar, among 35 players who play in one of the top five leagues in the world, so called big 5.
Enzo Fernandez, 21-year-old midfielder, and Nicolás Otamendi, 34-year-old central defender, played 120 minutes for Argentina. would advance to the Argentine penalty as Montiel quickly put an end to doubts – and represented not only Benfica in the list of clubs of great prestige, but also a league of lesser expression, such as the Portuguese, the only one of the less media and powerful ones that had players in the final.
Neither in the starting lineup (see tables), nor in the 13 options used by the coaches – Montiel (Sevilla), Pezzella (Betis), Acuña (Sevilla), Leandro Paredes (PSG), Lautaro Martinez ( Inter) and Dybala (Roma) entered Argentina, from the French side they were also called Disasi (Monaco), Conate (Liverpool), Fofana (Monaco), Camavinga (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman (Bavaria), Muani (Eintracht) and Thuram (Borussia). M'gladbach) – if they found other players who didn't play in the leagues of England, Spain, Italy, France or Germany, that's a clear sign of where the money and power come from to attract great players.
Some, like Enzo and Otamendi, are just over the top.ig 5 – if the midfielder was already in vogue among the richest in Europe, followed by Liverpool and Real Madrid, among others, now that he has won the World Cup and the best young player trophy in the competition … – but they shine enough to guarantee yourself a place in the best team in the world.
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