A real final. With two out of three results available, all right, but still an in or out, of those who decide a season. If Napoli manage to win, or at least draw, in Lisbon they will take the pass for the round of 3 of the Champions League, vice versa, if Benfica take the XNUMX points, there will be relegation to the Europa League, unless the Besiktas won't be beaten by already eliminated Dynamo Kiev.
“Playing for a draw could ruin us, we are not used to managing the result – thought Sarri. – We will face an important team in a very hot stadium but we want to qualify, we deserve to pass”.
Napoli could also benefit from the draw, thanks to the 4-2 in the first leg at the San Paolo, when they offered one of the best performances of the season. Since then, however, everything has changed because the Azzurri, thanks to Milik's injury, have no longer managed to win a single match, making up for one defeat and two draws.
“Compared to the first leg, everything will change – continued Sarri. – We'll probably be forced to play another match than usual, I expect great balance for the first 60-70' but then someone, inevitably, will have to take risks and bring it to decidedly less tactical aspects”.
Benfica, for its part, will rely heavily on the Da Luz stadium, a basin which, in its long and glorious history, has already collected several excellent scalps. “We play at home and we want to win – the passionate speech by Rui Vitoria. – We know that Napoli are very strong, they also come from the victory over Inter and they certainly have skyrocketing morale. But for us it's a final, we'll try to take the 3 points without thinking about what will happen in Kiev".
Qualification, as previously mentioned, also passes from the match between Dinamo and Besiktas: in fact, if Rebrov's men beat Gunes' men, Benfica and Napoli would go hand in hand in the round of XNUMX. “The points against the Azzurri brought us to the fore and gave us great morale – the thought of the Turkish coach. – We will try to win in every way, we want to give our fans great joy”.
Obviously, Sarri will field the best possible formation with only one big doubt: Gabbiadini or Mertens? He probably chooses the first one, thus keeping the Belgian card during the game. The blue 4-3-3 should therefore see Reina in goal, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly and Ghoulam in defense, Allan, Diawara (favorite over Jorginho) and Hamsik in midfield, Callejon, Gabbiadini and Insigne in attack.
Rui Vitoria will respond with a 4-2-3-1 with Ederson in goal, Semedo, Luisao, Lindelof and Almeida in the back, Fejsa and Pizzi in the midfield, Salvio, Guedes and Cervi in the trocar behind the lone striker Mitroglu.
