FC Porto under-15s begin national campaign against CD Feirense | OneFootball

FC Porto’s under-15 team begins its participation in the Northern Series of the National Under-15 Championship with a trip to Santa Maria da Feira to face CD Feirense on Saturday at 11am. José Miranda admits there may be “some anxiety surrounding this generation’s first match in the National Championship”, but stresses that “the seriousness and confidence are there”. The coach also hopes the Dragons will maintain the identity of “a team that loves the game and loves to play good football”. Diogo Sampaio assures that the group is “very united” and has “worked very hard” with the aim of starting the 2026/27 season with a win.

José Miranda

Pre-season assessment “The players showed positive signs at the start of the season, with a lot of work, a lot of training, a lot of matches and some tournaments as well. The signs were positive from a generation from which we already expected this level of commitment in the face of all the challenges we are going to have.”

An away debut “The opening matchday always has the particularity of bringing some possible anxiety around a first game in the National Championship for this generation, but we will approach it normally, with the seriousness that characterises us. It’s an away match and that ingredient is there, something we are already prepared for, but the seriousness and confidence are there.”

A clearly defined identity “We are going to be a team that loves the game, that loves to play the game well, but that in recent times has also come to be identified as a team that represents the Club with a very clear image of reacting to losing possession, of aggressiveness in the right sense. It is a team that loves the game and loves to play it well.”

Diogo Sampaio

Confidence for the first match “We have come through pre-season with great strength up to now. We are working very hard to have a good opening matchday and we are very confident for this game.”

Team spirit “The team has to do what it did during the week and keep working together because we are a very united group.”

The goal is to win “What our team always wants is victory. I believe things will go well for us because we have worked very hard for it.”

The role of the fans “The fans are very important at this stage of the championship and we deserve for them to support us at home and away. We are waiting for them on this opening matchday.”

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