Benfica manager Jose Mourinho has seemingly given his seal of approval to Chelsea counterpart Enzo Maresca ahead of Tuesday's Champions League fixture.
Mourinho is making just since his first exit from Chelsea all the way back in September 2007 having recently been appointed as Benfica boss for a second time.
The legendary Portuguese will line up in the away dugout at a time when Chelsea are on a run of just one win in five games, that coming away at Lincoln City in the EFL Cup third round.
With Chelsea having lost their way under Maresca, there have been contrasting reports over whether the Italian's job is safe in the long term.
Maresca addressed such reports at Monday's press conference, insisting that to emerge just two-and-a-half months after the club were cr