Leonel Fernandes: “The goal is always the same, to win” | OneFootball

Leonel Fernandes previews the Águas Santas–FC Porto match for the 20th round of Andebol 1 (Saturday, 6:30 PM).

The 20th round of the championship takes FC Porto to Maia to face Águas Santas (Saturday, 6:30 PM, Porto Canal), the main team of note beyond the big three. In anticipation of a “tough game” in a “difficult venue to play in,” Leonel Fernandes states that the blue and white victory “only depends on us.” Nevertheless, the left winger called for the presence of Porto fans: “The atmosphere our supporters can create makes a big difference because the way we experience the game is different when we have someone cheering for us.” As this round begins, FC Porto is in third place with 48 points, six points behind the leader Sporting, while Águas Santas follows closely with 45.

Águas Santas“It’s going to be a tough game, we know it’s a difficult venue to play in. Because of the atmosphere and the mystique of Águas Santas, that’s what we’re used to. The goal is always the same, to win. We know they have achieved interesting results against the big teams, we are aware of that and it adds some responsibility, but it only depends on us.”

The championship between two European games“There are certain things where we feel the difference between an international game and a national game, but we’re already used to that and I think, at this stage, the change of mindset is already natural. We quickly adjust our notions of the opponent and how we need to approach each game. The essence of our game remains, it’s not such a big change.”

The support of Porto fans in Maia“The atmosphere our supporters can create makes a big difference because the way we experience the game is different when we have someone cheering for us. For that reason, it’s obviously important to have them present, in this game and in all others.”

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