Celoricense to face FC Porto, president swamped with calls and messages | OneFootball

The president of Celoricense, a team competing in the Campeonato de Portugal, stated this Thursday to the Lusa agency that they welcome FC Porto “with great joy” for the third round of the Portuguese Cup, a match that will require the club to play away from their home ground.

“I was flooded with calls and messages, that's how I know, and the only person I managed to speak with was the coach. Obviously, for them, it's a reason for joy, it's a big and historic club in the league,” reacted the president of Celoricense, Leandro Gonçalves.

In the draw held today for the third round of the Portuguese Cup, Celoricense, led by Daniel Seixas, will face FC Porto, currently managed by Francesco Farioli.

“Our priority is the football championship. Next weekend we have an important match for the championship and that is our main goal. It is a joy to be in the Cup and to host a big team, but our focus is the championship,” he admitted.

He also mentioned that they are now working on preparations, given that Celoricense's facilities “are not ideal, although the pitch has the [necessary] dimensions and extreme quality, the stadium does not have the conditions to accommodate the fans.”

With a maximum capacity of 400 people, the president explained, now it is “time to start looking and studying the best stadium to host” FC Porto.

“Obviously, it will have to be away, we will see the best alternative to understand in which stadium we will play the game,” Leandro Gonçalves told the Lusa agency.

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