O which takes positive and less positive: “I take the way we entered and controlled the game as a positive thing. We managed to create opportunities. Santa Clara had two shots from 90+5′. It was a team that came here just to waste time. They were happy there. But the our players gave a great response.
Team changes throughout the game: “The players accumulated fatigue in several games in a row. We made some substitutions and adapted some players. Mauro came in and started very well. Everyone has reacted very well. The players are willing to play wherever they want and they won a victory with all due merit.” .
Reaction during extra time: “In relation to the first and second half, I believe we started in the same way, against a Santa Clara team that was closing more spaces. In terms of ambition, I think we played in the same way, against a team that didn’t come to play here, She just came to defend and waste time. She was awarded a goal almost without knowing how.”
Facing Gil Vicente before a complex series of games: “We want to win three points in every game and advance in these qualifiers in knockout duels. We have to win every game and now we only think about Gil Vicente. The others [Benfica, Vitória SC e FC Porto] only further ahead”.
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