The game that tomorrow, at 20:15, will pit Portimonense against Belenenses, at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, will be "very difficult", but the Algarve team has "the obligation to reach the three points", he said today, at a press conference, the coach Vítor Oliveira.
For the coach of Portimonense, tomorrow's match, the 16th round of the I League, will be "very important for us". Ahead, the Algarve team will have “a great team, with the same responsibilities as us”. But those from Portimão want to start the new year off on the right foot and guarantee victory at home.
It's that, stressed Vítor Oliveira, "given the moment of confidence" that Portimonense is going through, after having reached two draws against Benfica (2-2) and Sporting de Braga (2-2), in the opponents' field, the club can "aspire to three points".
"They were moralizing draws and very good performance", reinforced the coach of Portimonenses. With these results in the League Cup, which guarantee «confidence», Portimonense is now «concentrated» in the main championship, the I League.
The match against Belenenses will be played at Municipal de Portimão and coach Vítor Oliveira stresses that «home games are for winning, we cannot make primary mistakes». “Good performances, by themselves, are not enough, they don't give points”, he reinforced.
Looking forward, the team from Portimão will find their most direct opponent, Belenenses, who are ranked in 11th place, immediately above the Algarve and with one more point (17).
Midfielder Ewerton was also confident in the Algarve team's good form. "Our main focus is permanence, we have been working for that," said the player at this morning's press conference.
Coming from two draws, morale, but still draws, Ewerton underlined that "we just need a little more concentration, that the victories will appear". Furthermore, he stressed that tomorrow's match will be played at home. «Our house must be our fortress…and it has been!».
Ricardo Ferreira, Carlos Henriques, Lumor, Tabata, Lucas, Ruben, Nakajima, Manafá, Ewerton, Welkington, Felipe, Paulinho, Hackman, Fabrício, Dener, Rosell, Pedro Sá and Pires are called up for the game.
Outside, defender Jadson was affected by a sprain. The Brazilian thus joins Ricardo Pessoa and Chidera, also off the pitch due to injury.
List of 18 called:
Goalkeeper: Ricardo Ferreira and Carlos Henriques
Defenses: Lumor, Lucas, Rúben Fernandes, Felipe Macedo and Hackman
Medium: Ewerton, Paulinho, Dener, Rossel and Pedro Sá
Advanced: Tabata, Nakajima, Manafá, Wellington, Fabricio and Pires
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