After the losses against FC Porto and Desp. Chaves and the victories with Estoril and Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting needed a third victory in a row to show that the worst was over and that the future is bright. And the win against Portimonense, this Saturday, was much more than that.
Trincao, the most recent disciple of the ketchup theory (Sporting-Portimonense chronicle)
Beyond the three points, Sporting gained confidence. The lions defeated a rival that has had a brilliant start to the season and that, before kick-off, had five more points in the Primeira Liga. Rúben Amorim’s team have yet to score four goals this season, He got the best result of the season and for nine months he has completed a streak of three games without conceding a goal.
Trincao scored twice, making his debut as Sporting’s goalscorer in the Championship after scoring absolutely for the lions against Eintracht Frankfurt, and was voted Man of the Match. “I just try to do my job, like I always did. It is not now, for scoring goals, that it will be different. I’m here to play well and help the team. I did it in the last two games and I hope to do it not only with goals but also playing well. I’m happy, because what matters is the victory and the three points”, said the Portuguese striker in lightning interview.
⌚️Final Whistle: SCP 4-0 PSC
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The lions achieved their 3rd consecutive victory, the best streak of the last 7 games in 2022/23. pic.twitter.com/k4MEHynw1w
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“Ideas are easy to understand. We have an incredible team, with great players, who prepared me very well. It turned out to be very easy and I am very happy. We know that football is the time. We can win a game and that’s fine, then we can lose and it’s the end of the world. But we maintain emotional control, knowing what we have to do and what our value is. We always play to win and this game was no exception. It’s game by game and a cool head”, added Trincao.
Rúben Amorim, also in the quick interview area, was satisfied with the team’s performance. “It was a difficult match, but scoring early ended up making it easier. Some players were tired, like Blueberry, and they didn’t always have the speed they usually have. We controlled the game and Portimonense only had chances at the end. We created a lot of chances, we should have scored more goals and it was a fair win.” he defended, later dealing with the departures of Gonçalo Inácio and Luís Neto, both with physical problems.
⌚️80′ SCP 4-0 PSC
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“Inácio was management. When he starts to take a little while in his actions, I already know it’s tired. We also split the time between Ugarte and Morita and managed the game, we really needed to win the game. Until 3-0 or 4-0, it was never 100% controlled, any ball could be a goal for Portimonense. We still don’t know about Neto, he’s going to do tests and then we’ll see,” added Amorim.
Later on, the Sporting coach also spoke about the tight schedule, for the Champions League, and about Pote, who started the match as ‘8’ and ended up being part of the attacking trio. “It’s a matter of habit. Pote and Trincao were doing well, they are players with a different rhythm and the others also have to get used to it. They are growing pains, but we have to get used to it and we are going to be competitive in every game. Bowl? He is a special player. He understands the game very well, he scores goals, he is very intense. When you need to play medium, he plays. Alexandropoulos is also starting to come in, still a bit green, needs to progress. Any problem, Mateus Fernandes enters. It is not a dilemma, we have solutions”, concluded Rúben Amorim.
⌚️90′ SCP 4-0 PSC
⚫️Portimonense conceded twice as many goals (4) as they had conceded at the start of matchday 6 (2 goals conceded) of the ???????Liga bwin 2022/23 pic.twitter.com/kKvNZo9yFp
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Source: Observadora
