Benfica head coach Roger Schmidt explained the rotation in the goalkeeper line after the match of the 2nd round of the Portuguese championship against Estrela Amadora (2:0).
After the defeat against Boavista (2:3) in the 1st round Odisseas Vlachodimos, who played in this match, was left out of the squad. The place in goal was taken by Samuel Soares, while Ukrainian Anatoliy Trubin remained in the reserve.
"After Monday (match against Boavista - Tribuna.com note) it was obvious that I wanted to have fresh energy in this position. Now we have three top goalkeepers. The performance (of Vlahodimos - Tribuna.com) was not good and I decided to make changes. I decided to release Samuel Soares. He showed himself well in pre-season training and I am satisfied with him.
Trubin has the potential to become a goalkeeper for Benfica, but he has been here only 9 days, he is still adapting. Putting Samuel in was a good decision. He proved that he is a good goalkeeper. Did Vlahodimos ask for an explanation? I will not comment on that," Schmidt said.