Everton: "The championship is long, we must rack up these points away from home"

Benfica won in Barcelos on matchday 10 of the Liga NOS, and Everton had decisisve interventions in the plays that allowed the team to get all three points in the visit to Gil Vicente's home ground. The Brazilian international provoked an own goal (0-1), extended the lead (0-2) and was named the "Man of the Match".

"I am happy to receive a prize and much happier for the victory we had here, a ground where it is always difficult to play", reacted Benfica's number 7 in the flash interview. "Gil Vicente defended well in the first half, we had some opportunities, but we did not score. In the second half we were more focused, we played better and had chances to clinch a bigger win. It was an important win, The championship is long, we must rack up these points away from home", commented Everton.

With this Liga NOS match in the bag, Benfica moves to the Super cup final, a encounter scheduled for 8:45 pm on December 23 at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro.

"On Wednesday we have a very difficult match, against a rival. The victories bring confidence, it has been like this during the season and now it won't be any different. We had a difficult match that gives us confidence for the next match", claimed the international.