Out of Benfica - Fenerbahçe, Florentino issues warning: "At the Luz..." | OneFootball

Bruno Lage, after the match against Tondela, which will take place tomorrow, August 23, will not be able to count on Florentino Luís in the reception to Fenerbahçe. However, despite being an absence for Benfica, the number 61 made sure to leave a warning to the Turkish team, led by José Mourinho.

Through his Instagram account, hours after the zero draw, against the team led by José Mourinho, the number 61 of the red and whites left words of strength: “At home we are stronger. At Luz we decide everything. Glory to God all the time”.

Florentino is, so far, the only confirmed absence in Benfica's squad for the second leg of the Champions League playoff, after being sent off in the match in Istanbul, for accumulation of yellow cards. The defensive midfielder saw the first at 61 minutes and, two minutes later, saw the second yellow card, signaling his early departure to the locker rooms.

Despite the game being open, with decisions to be made at Estádio da Luz, where Bruno Lage has already assured that his team will give everything to reach the league stage, the history is even favorable to the incarnates. As UEFA has revealed, the eagles have passed the qualifying stage more than 20 times and have only failed to access on one occasion.

In the case of Florentino, this was the first red card that the Portuguese midfielder received in his professional career. To date, the number 61 of the eagles had only been ordered off in 2017, at the time, in the formation of the incarnates, in a match against the Danes of Midtjylland, counting for the UEFA Youth League.

Check out Florentino's post here:

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