Mourinho: André Luiz? I’m not going to comment. When you’re be…

Statements from Benfica coach José Mourinho in the press room at the Rio Ave FC stadium, following the 2-0 victory in the 18th round of the Liga:

Regarding André Luiz: Does interest in the player increase or decrease after this game?

I’m not going to comment on the Rio Ave players. Firstly, because they are Rio Ave players. Secondly, because honestly, when you’re on the bench and you look at the game as a whole, you’re not specifically following one player. We knew that Rio Ave was a good team, and since they drew at Luz, we tried to steer the game in a direction where we dominated. The half-time score was close; it was important to have control in the second half. If we didn’t score, at least we needed to have cohesion, not defensively, but good cohesion in the sense of: lost possession, organized team