Ahead of Sporting v Tondela, Rui Borges on AVS draw: They weren't... | OneFootball

Rui Borges held, this Tuesday, April 28, the preview for the match against Tondela, a game in hand from the 26th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The Lions’ coach was asked to justify the draw with AVS, which practically handed the title to Porto on a silver platter and put second place at risk.

"I like to talk about everything related to the game, but not like a fan watching the match while drinking a beer and eating a ham-and-cheese sandwich. What I can say is that other options were impossible. There were players who were not able to contribute for more than 60 or 70 minutes. Those had to be the options," he began by saying.

"But that’s not why we didn’t win the game, we didn’t win because we didn’t score. The team is very worn out and could no longer give any more, but even so we could have won the game, because we did more than enough for that," Rui Borges added.

Rui Borges Porto (82) is in first place (with one more game played). Benfica is second with 75 and also has one more match played.

The green-and-white side will return to the field next Wednesday, April 29, against Tondela. The match, counting for round 26 (played late) of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team coached by Gonçalo Feio, will be played at 8:15 p.m. at the José Alvalade Stadium.

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