Abroad since 2014, when he left Sporting for Monaco – already after having coached the Greek side Olympiakos in 2011/12 – Leonardo Jardim continues, whenever he can, to follow Portuguese football. As such, he spoke of Benfica’s momentum. “The stops are not beneficial for teams that are, or were, in a victorious cycle, such as Benfica or Shabab Al-Ahli, which came from five consecutive victories,” he said, on the sidelines of the event he attended this Thursday (presentation of ‘Azeite do Tua’).
Regarding Sporting, he stressed that the lions are going through “a more difficult moment”, but that “in the medium term they will recover”.
On the possibility of returning to training in Portugal, Jardim does not equate this scenario… for now: «I have made my journey out of the country and I feel good. I’m not putting aside a return to Portugal, but not immediately. However, in football you never know tomorrow, even if they are exactly where they are now. We have international competitions, like the Asian Champions, where we will play against last year’s champion team, Al Hilal. We have the champion team on one side, the champion coach on the other [risos]»
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