Daniel Chaves: “We showed pride in the badge on our chests” | OneFootball

FC Porto hosted Racing Power and won 3-0 in the third round of the Women's Portuguese Cup. In the aftermath of the victory against the third-placed team in the BPI League, "one of the strongest teams in the First Division, which until now had only conceded, at most, one goal per game," Daniel Chaves praised a group of "humble" athletes who knew how to honor the "emblem they wear on their chest." "We are seeking collective growth and today was a clear response," explained the coach, determined to approach the main competition "step by step" and the next challenge "to win."

Humility and ambition“Above all, given the difficulties we knew we would face, we had to be humble, respecting those on the other side but knowing how to honor the emblem we wear on our chest. And that was what we wanted to bring to the game, that was what we tried to do, we suffered at times, defended when we had to defend, and broke quickly into attack when we had to. We managed to outperform one of the strongest teams in the First Division, a team that until now had only conceded, at most, one goal per game, and we managed to win 3-0. I think it shows a lot of what we did today.”

Individual and collective progress“It is the fruit of our labor. We had players injured at various times, we sought to recover them for this game to have even more options, and we missed them at various moments in the last games, but we are seeking collective growth and today was a clear response.”

Step by step“We won the game, it's true, but we haven't won anything yet. We will go step by step, as always, in this competition. We will see what comes out in the draw for the next round and, certainly, enter that game to win.”

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