Luís Castro remembers the Danish striker who is having a good time in Luz
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Tengstedt was the unlikely hero in the Luz derby against Sporting and deserved Roger Schmidt’s vote of confidence for the Portuguese Cup game against Famalicão. The Danish striker hired a year ago from Rosenborg for €7 million (plus €3 million in variables) is going through the best moment since arriving at Luz.
He started the season as third striker behind Musa and Arthur Cabral, but the decisive goal in the derby against Sporting could give the Nordic striker a new role in the squad. Against Famalicão, Tengstedt was considered by Record the game figure. It was from him that the cross came that culminated in Riccieli’s own goal and he suffered the foul that earned Otávio a red card.
Tengstedt had a dream night in the derby, securing victory in stoppage time. The Dane did not have an immediate affirmation at Benfica. When he landed in Lisbon, he had not played for two months, as the Norwegian championship ends in early December. Roger Schimdt himself admitted that Tengstedt and Schjelderup, the other winter reinforcement, “would have no impact in the short term.”
Therefore, the journey was made slowly. Luís Castro, coach of Benfica’s B team last season, remembers that he had orders to give Tengstedt minutes in the secondary team, so that the player could gain competitive rhythm. The Dane arrived with a few extra pounds. He was preparing to start pre-season at Rosenborg when Benfica signed him.
“He came to team B to play, that’s how he was defined by the main team. He had been out of action for a long time and tried to gain rhythm in the game in team B. His rapport with the team wasn’t the best”, recalls Luís Castro, current coach of Dunkerque.
Tengstedt’s performance could earn him a starting role in the Champions League game against Inter on Wednesday. Tengstedt was the unlikely hero in the Luz derby against Sporting and deserved Roger Schmidt’s vote of confidence for the Portuguese Cup game against Famalicão. The Danish striker signed…
By Rafael Godinho
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