Mourinho Hails Conte, Downplays Napoli Absences Ahead of Benfica’s Champions League Group-Stage Decider

Overview

• Benfica host Napoli at the Estadio da Luz on matchday six in a fixture set to decide group qualification.
• Napoli enter in the qualification places with seven points, while Benfica have managed one win and three points from five games.
• Mourinho credited Conte’s system change with making Napoli more compact and tactically aware.
• He dismissed focus on Napoli’s injuries by citing their bench strength, saying not having De Bruyne is the same as having McTominay.
• The Benfica coach acknowledged his own “heavy absences” yet rejected excuses and vowed to keep fighting for qualification while it remains possible.