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Former Benfica player **Alexander Mostovoy** reacted to the Lisbon club’s defeat in their Champions League opener against Karabakh (2:3). Following this match, the “Eagles” parted ways with head coach **Bruno Lage**.
“The victory of Karabakh over Benfica was not just surprising — it was astonishing. I saw that the Portuguese scored early in the match and thought: ‘Well, that’s that.’ But looking at Karabakh’s lineup, they have 10 foreign players, including three or four Brazilians. Sure, people might not recognize their names, but what happened in the first round of the Champions League was a small miracle.
As for the dismissal of Benfica’s coach Bruno Lage after losing to Karabakh, it seems like someone from the club’s management lost their cool, which is often the case. I played alongside Benfica president Rui Costa, so I can imagine he was quite upset. It’s really disappointing to lose to a team that you were leading 2-0 and had only heard of during the drawing. But you could say that Lage messed up (laughs),” Mostovoy said in an interview with Championship correspondent Vladislav Kruglov.
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Publish date : 2025-09-17 14:29:00
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