Marco Silva, Benfica's coach, reacted to the incarnate victory (1-0) against Alverca, in statements to BTV, after the final whistle of the meeting concerning the tenth day of the I League.
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02/11/2026
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Changes in wards: “As for Lukebakio, we tried to give more width and that our construction was more than four. As for the other corridor, it had to do with wanting Andreas’ width and that was the purpose of the two amendments.”
Echeverri Input: “We wanted some inspiration. Clearly not an inspired night for us. We didn't play like we like to play and it was very heartless, but without the quality we like to have. We missed a lot of unopposed passes. It was an unbreathed night on our part. As for Echeverri, we tried to get him to give us more quality between the lines. The penalti thing is an example of that. But we made a lot of mistakes in the last third in the first part and we have to have the ability to run the game faster in this kind of game in which everything is congested.”
Tranquility was low: “Alverca players often jumped players without a ball and we didn’t want to accelerate. We need to get the game where we want it. I also felt the uneasy team for no reason. It is a game without suffered goals and another victory.”

