Pedro Martins, the Portuguese coach of Olympiacos, commented on Thursday’s match, at Atalanta, for the European League, which ended in a 2-1 defeat, but, nevertheless, from the coach’s point of view, opens up prospects for moving to the next stage of the competition.
“It was a very difficult match. We tried and had chances but we didn’t finish like we should. In the end, I told the players that we can qualify at home and I think we will succeed. Atalanta are a fast, tough team but they have gaps and as fast as Masuras and Henry [Onyekuru] We managed to make them difficult. Aguibo [Camará) também esteve muito bem, mas não tivemos sucesso na concretização.»
Segundo o técnico faltou melhor finalização para sair de Itália com outro resultado: «O futebol é assim, não aproveitamos as nossas oportunidades na primeira parte e pagámos por isso. Apesar de termos conseguido estar à altura da ocasião, fomos punidos pelas oportunidades que perdemos. Temos de melhorar a eficácia no jogo da segunda mão, em nossa casa.»
Pedro Martins não gostou da arbitragem e expressou a sua insatisfação: «O Olympiakos merece mais respeito e esperamos mais respeito na próxima quinta-feira.»
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