Sporting captain recalls Amorim: He was upset with the decision | OneFootball

Zeno Debast scored the first goal of his career during Sporting's home match against Lille in the last edition of the Champions League. The Belgian has not forgotten the emotion he felt after finding the back of the net, nor how Ruben Amorim didn’t want him to take the shot.

"It was a fantastic feeling, it was my first game in the Champions League. I noticed there was a lot of space between Lille’s forwards and defenders. I slowly tried to get between the lines because I saw there was space there. The ball was on the left, with Daniel Bragança. He played a perfect pass to me and that’s when I thought, ‘I’m going to shoot and we’ll see what happens.’ At first, I had no doubts at all. It was only when I moved forward that I heard the coach [Ruben Amorim] shouting ‘calm down!’, telling me to keep possession. Then I immediately saw that the shot was going in the right direction and that it went in," he told UEFA.

Debast recalled Ruben Amorim’s words at the end of the match – which Sporting would go on to win 2-0 thanks to the Belgian’s stunning goal and Viktor Gyokeres’ opener: "He was annoyed with my decision, but the best goals happen like that, when you least expect them".

"(The first thing I did) I went to check the group chat I have with my family and read all the reactions from my parents, my brother, my uncles, my friends… It made me very emotional and I shed a tear. When I went to the players’ lounge, my family and friends were there and seeing them all smiling when I walked in is a moment I’ll cherish for the rest of my life," admitted Debast – who is attracting interest from abroad.

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