Benfica? I have no official information about André Luiz.

Rio Ave’s coach praises Sporting after suffering a heavy defeat at Alvalade (4-0) and comments on Benfica’s interest in André Luiz, the winger from the Vila do Conde team. 

Praise for Sporting

Right now, Sporting is the team playing the best football. In the second half of the game, we lost concentration at crucial moments. We conceded three goals during that period. We had some players who were ill. André Luiz was one of the players who were doubtful.”

Analysis

The players are committed to the team, but if they aren’t 100 percent focused during the game, these situations can happen. In the first half, when we tried to counter=attack, we couldn’t keep possession. We need to better evaluate the decisions we make, but we also need to pay attention to the distance between the players.

Andre Luiz

“I have no official information about André Luiz [going to Benfica], only what’s in the press. I think he’s having an excellent season and, for us, he’s an important player.