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Rui Abreu made a request for Sporting to forgo the match revenue against Paços de Ferreira. The Lions play the third round of the Portuguese Cup against the team from the furniture capital this Saturday, October 18, and the opposing president gave an interview to Record, where he made the request to Frederico Varandas - Rui Borges has already previewed the match.

"It’s always a mix of feelings. On the one hand, it’s good to have big games here again. On the other hand, I’d have preferred a more accessible opponent that would allow us to dream of reaching the next round. But it’s true that if we win, the celebration will be much bigger," Rui Abreu began, speaking to the national press.

The President of Paços de Ferreira continued: "Unfortunately, the revenue doesn’t all go to us. By regulation, we’re entitled to only 25%. Even so, it’s a big help, not only from ticket sales, but also from the television broadcast and the extraordinary advertising deals we secured because of this game."

"They say that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. When we played at Nazarenos, we gave up our 25%. I would love for Sporting to make the same gesture for us," Rui Abreu added, citing a similar recent example.

"We’ve now started organizing training sessions here at the club to bring in some source of revenue, the car raffles... Some things that are peanuts, but we’re chasing every cent (...) Until we manage an extraordinary sale of a player or the entry of an investor, we have to try to cut expenses and generate some extraordinary revenue with the initiatives I mentioned," concluded the President of Paços de Ferreira before the match against Sporting.

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