Marco Silva: 'If I'd known that [having] Circati would stop us from conceding goals... he would definitely have played'
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Marco Silva: 'If I'd known that [having] Circati would stop us from conceding goals... he would definitely have played'

Record26 August 2026 at 18:32

Benfica coach Marco Silva spoke about Aursnes's situation and revealed that, had he known that including Circati in the starting XI would prevent conceding goals, he would certainly have made him a starter. The statements come in the context of an analysis of the team's season and the coach's options for the upcoming games.

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