During the press conference preceding the match between Paris and Benfica in C1, the Portuguese midfielder notably returned to his association with Verratti.
Marco Verratti and Vitinha, the winning ticket from the Parisian milieu. The Italian international is in top form and can chain matches, he who is finally spared from repeated glitches, while the Portuguese has experienced an express adaptation in Paris. “I started the season very well, but I know that it is the work that pays off, as well as the fruit of the support of the staff to integrate me. I can continue like this and improve“, Underlines the former Porto, poached against 40 M € this summer. And to continue, on his illustrious transalpine teammate: “We get along well on the pitch with Marco, we complement each other. We are quite similar in the game. I hope we can still progress to do even better. (…) The lack of physical impact? This is something that is often put forward, already before Juventus. I don’t think we are fragile. We are able to get out of it. If you have the qualities and the intelligence, the physical side doesn’t matter. We have shown it so far and I hope it will continue.»
“Viti” and his little Parisian comrades will face Benfica on Tuesday (9 p.m.), during the fourth day of the Champions League. And this six days after a draw in Lisbon between the two teams (1-1). A duel between the two leaders of group H at the end of which one of the two formations may already be qualified for the round of 16 of C1.
