4 substitutions were made at once, Mourinho led the team to victory

In the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica challenged the Portuguese Liga team Sporting CP away. In the first half, the team was unable to attack for a long time. At the beginning of the second half, coach Jose Mourinho decisively substituted four players in one breath, which ultimately helped the team win 2-0 and advance to the next round smoothly.

Mourinho's "gamble" has reaped huge rewards.

The match will be held at the Tapadinha Stadium. In the 45 minutes of the first half, although Benfica was far superior to this second-tier league team in terms of both paper strength and overall level, they were still unable to create a clear opportunity. The situation was deadlocked and the first half ended 0-0.

Obviously, Mourinho is extremely dissatisfied with the team's performance. At halftime, he made a rare drastic adjustment - removing Joao Rego, Enzo Barrenechea, Tomas Araujo and Franjo Ivanovic in one breath, while sending on Leandro Barreiro, Andreas Scheldelp, Samuel Dahl and Richard Rios.

This substitution had an immediate impact, injecting new vitality into Benfica's tactical system. In the second half, the team obviously accelerated the pace, pressed more actively, and had significantly more offensive opportunities. In the 73rd minute, Rios, who came on the bench, jumped high and scored with a header, breaking the deadlock for Benfica; then, Vagelis Pavlidis scored another goal to lock the score at 2-0.

The stunning reversal in the second half fully demonstrated Mourinho's on-the-spot planning ability and distinctive personality as a top coach. A bold four-person substitution directly determined the direction of the game and once again proved his ability to turn the situation around at critical moments.

After the game, the famous Portuguese coach received unanimous praise from the media and experts, saying that his "accurate reading of the game" was "daring to take risks and achieve remarkable results." It was precisely with this courage and flexibility that Benfica was able to turn passivity into initiative and win this key victory.