“We played an incredible game”

DI MARÍA'S HAT-TRICK

Estrela da Amadora wanted to start the match of the 4th round of the Portuguese Cup defending the south goal, and Di María, the Man of the Match, scored a hat-trick in 18 minutes, the fastest of his career! The World Cup winner showed a repertoire of highly artistic finishing, with each goal more beautiful than the next, including a bicycle kick, and he even had the generosity to assist Aktürkoğlu in the 4-0 win.

"I think it was a spectacular game in every sense, we played an incredible game. We need to carry on like this. After the match with FC Porto [a 4-1 win], we had to show that we're the same, and today we put on a great display once again," started by saying Di María on the pitch, in the quick interview that recognized him as the best player on the pitch in Benfica's 7-0 elimination of Estrela da Amadora from the Portuguese Cup.

Di María was asked by the RTP reporter if it would be possible to extend his contract with the club for another season, and the Argentinian No. 11 replied as follows: "I'm only thinking about now, we have a league to play for, two cups, the Champions League, and the aim is to try and get as much as possible, and then we'll see. I'm very happy, very happy with the people, things are going very well, and that's the important thing."

Otamendi was also the subject of Di María's comments. "He's said it many times, people know he's very happy here. He's got a contract, he's already said it, the club has said it too, these things happen when they're always in the papers, but everyone knows he's very happy here."