Manuel Bañobre has lived in Portugal for 11 years, working in the field of nanomaterials applied to medicine. The researcher spares no praise for the country that welcomed him, but the origins are stronger. “I only have good words for the Portuguese and for Portugal, but I have to be faithful to my roots and I am going to cheer for Spain. But I would like to see a nice match, in which the best wins and if it can be better with one more finish. happy for Spain, otherwise I will enjoy a good game”.
At work, rivalry does not exist. The Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory brings together researchers of different nationalities and the relationship with Portugal has been very productive. “They are people who are very open to interacting culturally, it is enriching, learning different things from each other, it also unites us with cultural aspects of the two countries.”
Filipe Camarneiro is finishing his doctorate, he is a researcher at the Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory and the relationship with the neighboring country is part of everyday life. “The idea of this laboratory was to complement research between Portugal and Spain, we have collaborations with many institutes and universities in Galicia, Madrid, Barcelona.”
When the topic is soccer, it wins weight. “Hopefully it will be a good match, I have doubts about how much the engineer will invent. But they are the best team of the 21st century… I hope it will be a good match”.
In recent days the phrase “Less mal que nos cai Portugal”, which was on the cover of the AS newspaper, aroused emotions. Explains the researcher Manuel Bañobre. “It’s a family expression, it means we’ll always have our friends. Portugal is the last chance and we’ll see if they help us. It applies to football, but it could apply to Eurovision… We have Portugal, come on.” Let’s see if they give us some points.”
Source: TSF
