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Mourinho says he wanted to make NINE subs in explosive rant

Jose Mourinho was far from happy with his Benfica side, as they scraped through the fourth round of the Taca de Portugal with a 2-0 win over minnows Atletico CP. The Special One unleashed an explosive post-match rant against his starting eleven, claiming he would have made nine substitutions at half time, if allowed. He went on to call some of his players' attitudes "unacceptable".

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Taca de Portugal, fixtures & results

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Standings

Apertura

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Olimpia crestOlimpia1612312691739
W
W
L
W
W
2Cerro Porteno crestCerro Porteno17104326141234
D
D
W
W
W
3Sportivo Ameliano crestSportivo Ameliano187832215729
D
D
W
D
W
4Nacional crestNacional187832519629
W
D
D
L
D
5Sportivo Trinidense crestSportivo Trinidense176832216626
W
D
W
W
D

Clausura

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
12 de Mayo crest2 de Mayo00000000
2Cerro Porteno crestCerro Porteno00000000
3Guarani crestGuarani00000000
4Libertad crestLibertad00000000
5Luqueno crestLuqueno00000000
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Frequently asked questions

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