The head coach of Benfica, Bruno Lage, explained why the team’s main goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin did not play in the previous match in the Portuguese championship against Boavista (3:0).
“We decided this to give Soares (the second goalkeeper – note) some playing time, and also to allow Trubin the opportunity to rest. Anatoliy has played a whole series of matches, he is doing fantastic work. Now he needs to prepare for the match in the Portuguese Cup,” quotes Lage the official website of Benfica.