FC Porto beat Lugo Sala 2-1 on Dragão Arena debut | OneFootball

In the first-ever meeting at the Dragão Arena, FC Porto’s futsal team defeated Spain’s Lugo Sala 2-1, thanks to two goals from Samuel Silva. André Pereira highlighted the excellent first half from the blue and whites, played in a “spectacular atmosphere” in which “everything was fantastic”, but stressed the need for the team to be able to “maintain this competitive attitude for the full 40 minutes”. The coach also assured that the priority is to “be at the peak of our abilities for the start of the league season”.

The debut at the Dragão Arena “It was a spectacular atmosphere, everything was fantastic. In the first half we rose to the occasion, but in the second we felt the effects of this pre-season period. We have to be able to show more character, especially when we have the ball.”

The atmosphere in the stands “When we came out and saw this environment and felt this atmosphere, I knew the first goal had to be ours, and we showed that in the first half. We had a huge attacking output and they hardly got near our goal. We have to be able to maintain this competitive attitude for the full 40 minutes, and we’re going to work on that.”

The final pre-season friendly “This match against a team that also has a lot of quality was very important for us. Next week we’ll work based on this game so that we can be at the peak of our abilities for the start of the league season.”

A message to the Porto family “First of all, I want to thank everyone for the atmosphere we had here, it was a spectacular way to begin. I hope the fans continue to support us because we will absolutely need them.”

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