What analysis do you make of this game, where Marítimo could still dream? “We are sad, I think we had a good response after the game with Vitória SC (0-5 defeat), on a difficult pitch. We reacted to that, unfortunately we conceded the goal a minute before half-time, from a dead ball, and the details make the difference. We didn’t have many opportunities, but every time we got close to the opponent’s goal, the last pass failed. After the 0-2 it wasn’t easy for the team, thinking about the game with Guimarães, but we fought Until the end, we discussed the game until the end and that was important.”
Could this reaction from Marítimo have come sooner? “It’s not easy, everyone remembered the last game. Our team didn’t give up, remained compact, believed until the end, we scored and Rui Silva even made some saves.”
Did the unpredictability of Sporting’s eleven affect Marítimo’s game? “Yes, Sporting played two days ago, they will play again on Friday, so there would be changes, but they have a very strong squad and we would never go in thinking it would be an easy game.”
Do you agree that the image given by Marítimo has been positive, but the results have not followed suit? “Apart from the last game, yes. We can always think negatively, but if the team is able to show what they did today, and in other games, sooner or later we will win games.”
