After heavy defeat, Sporting boss believes in a comeback: epic night | OneFootball

After a heavy 4-1 defeat away to Denmark in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the Europa Cup, Sporting know they will have to overturn the result if they want to stay in the competition. Previewing this Wednesday’s match against Brondby, Micael Sequeira acknowledged the decisive nature of the game, but still believes in a comeback.

“It really has to be an epic night, a night in which every player has to be at the absolute limit of their abilities and in which we, together with the individual quality we have, can stay balanced in the different moments of the game. If that happens, I believe we can truly be closer to achieving what many people probably no longer believe in,” he began.

The Sporting women’s coach acknowledges that a very strong opponent lies ahead: “Brondby are a very strong team and they play very well. They speed the game up a lot and know how to take advantage of mistakes well, as happened in the first leg. That is the big difference between teams in this league, European teams, compared to our championship.”

Although elimination is a possibility on the table - after drawing with Braga in the league - the coach refuses to believe that such a result could have consequences for the rest of the season: “I prefer to think about what happens if we go through. Then the effect is tremendous because we manage to turn around a match that many people do not believe we can. I believe it and the players believe it, because we have the quality for that. We are Sporting and we have the ability even in a negative scenario.”

Micael Sequeira is hoping for a full house and appealed for support from the stands: “Just like in our home league matches, we really feel the support of the fans. There has been a different closeness, a very different energy. With that feeling, with that closeness from the fans, it is always easier because the players feel it and are able to do their job. Now, they have to come looking to encourage us because in football anything is possible,” he concluded.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.