Out of Benfica - Fenerbahçe, Florentino sends a warning: "At the Luz…" | OneFootball

Out of Benfica - Fenerbahçe, Florentino sends a warning: "At the Luz…" | OneFootball

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·22 Agustus 2025

Out of Benfica - Fenerbahçe, Florentino sends a warning: "At the Luz…"

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Bruno Lage, after the match against Tondela, which will take place tomorrow, August 23, will not be able to count on Florentino Luís for the home game against Fenerbahçe. However, despite being an absence for Benfica, the number 61 made a point of leaving a warning to the Turkish side, led by José Mourinho.

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


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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 accumulating yellow cards. The defensive midfielder saw the first yellow in the 61st minute and, two minutes later, received his second yellow card, signaling his early exit to the locker room.

Although the tie is still open, with the decision set to be made at Estádio da Luz, where Bruno Lage has already guaranteed that his team will give everything to reach the group stage, history actually favors the reds. According to UEFA, the Eagles have gone through the qualification phase more than 20 times and have only failed to progress on one occasion.

In Florentino’s case, this was the first red card the Portuguese midfielder has received in his professional career. Until now, the number 61 of the Eagles had only been sent off once, in 2017, at the time playing for Benfica’s youth team, in a match against Denmark’s Midtjylland, for the UEFA Youth League.

Check out Florentino’s post here:

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