On Sunday, Arouca, which is in seventh place with 34 points, will host Sporting I, with 59 points (minus one match), in a match scheduled for six in the evening, managed by Nuno Almeida, from the Algarve Football Association.
The Arouca coach has guaranteed a “fantastic” team for Sunday’s match against Sporting, in the 25th round of the First Football League, without drawing any comparisons with the recent win against Porto.
“There is no surprise in the results, because we know that despite everything, we still have a lot of things to improve. The defeat against Casa Pia, immediately after our victory over Porto, solved this problem. We know that “This will be a very difficult match.”
The coach of the Arroquense team stressed that he “will not change the way the team plays regardless of the opponent,” and despite his acknowledgment of the quality of the “Lions,” he stressed that there will be no special interest in any of the opponent’s players.
“Sporting have been doing well since the start of the season, and that's nothing new, so we know it's going to be a tough game for us. “It's clear that Gyukiris brings different things to the team, but he won't get special attention, with double or triple marks around him, “Daniel Souza confirmed.
When asked if the physical fatigue suffered by Sporting, who played half the week in the Europa League, could be an asset for his team to exploit, the Arouca coach pointed out that his side also has a large number of games accumulated since the start of the season. .
Sporting coach Ruben Amorim said player fatigue was “no excuse” for not beating Arauca, in the Premier League, and stressed that an extra day of recovery “makes the difference”.
In Alcochete, in the press conference held before Sunday's match, the coach admitted that the team was “reducing the intensity a little” and explained that he wanted the players to “understand” why, but stressed that the team “will be better.”
“This is not an excuse for anything. We have to win the game, this is not an excuse with Aruka, because it was not the case with Rio Ave. We know what we will find, the sequence [de jogos] “We did it, but we will be ready and we will definitely be strong,” said the coach at Sporting Academy.
The topic dominated the preview of the 25th round match, and the coach had already confirmed that he would not make “any kind of savings” and that Sporting would play “at full strength,” especially since “with these three days.” [desde o jogo da Liga Europa com a Atalanta] With the management he has done for the group, Sporting must win the match.
“It seems like three days or two is not a lot, but it's a big difference. When we played three games with two days between games, it was impossible to maintain the same rhythm, even with the rotation we did,” Amorim said.
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