Benfica coach Jose Mourinho speaks at a press conference ahead of the match against Napoli.
"Is it an advantage that I know Italian teams? I don't know, maybe I will need less time to analyze compared to another team and culture that I don't know. But the fact that I know them well doesn't mean that the difficulties will be smaller or that their class is weaker. They are a very strong team that has won the title twice in recent years, and that has played differently since the beginning of the season," said the Portuguese specialist.
"Against Sporting we played a good game, we were better than a team that has been champion for the last two years. We were penalized at the beginning of the match for an individual mistake - something that has been happening to us lately. We also had an excellent match with Chelsea, we lost by an own goal, as well as in the championship. We always lose because of individual mistakes. In tactical organization, the team is stronger", is sure the Special One.
"Napoli without Lukaku? Don't make me laugh because of the absentees, because they don't have De Bruyne, but they do have McTominay. We have more serious problems, but I don't want to complain. Napoli's bench is different, when you see who plays, you will forget who is absent. But they changed their game plan and became a better team", said Jose Mourinho.