The president of FC Porto, Pinto da Costa, said this Friday that the duel between the dragons and Benfica, of the 27th round of the 1st Football League, has “all the ingredients” to be a “great game”, with which he expressed hope in triumph.
“I hope it will be a good game. They are two good teams, it has all the conditions to be a great game. Predictions only at the end, but I hope we win”said Pinto da Costa to journalists hours before the match between the top two of the championship.
Leaders Benfica will receive champions FC Porto this Friday in a match for the 27th round of the Portuguese First League, with the start scheduled for 6 p.m. at Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, in a match that will be led by Artur Soares Dias.
Pinto da Costa wants the team to focus on next Friday’s game and not the distance between the two teams in the table, with Benfica entering the field 10 points ahead of FC Porto.
“Let’s focus on today’s game, the rest will show in the future. The team feels a huge desire to win, translated by what coach Sérgio Conceição said at the press conference. They are motivated and only think about victory”he stressed.
FC Porto’s president also confirmed his desire to have coach Sérgio Conceição lead the team.
“That question has already been asked 1,317 times. Sérgio Conceição still has one season left on his contract, he has no reason to give it up and what I hope is that he will have many more besides next season”defended.
Source: DN
