Fernando Sá: “Winning was what mattered most” | OneFootball

FC Porto’s basketball team won 68-82 at SC Braga’s arena, and Fernando Sá highlighted the performance of a side that “came out more focused on its offensive and defensive decisions” in the “third and fourth quarters,” managing to “build a lead that gave us comfort in the final minutes” and “win the game, which was the most important thing.” “We want to keep gaining solidity and consistency, because that will be important for the future,” said the Porto coach, already looking ahead to the play-offs, a stage of the competition in which he hopes to count on the contribution of “each and every player” to “help the team and the Club achieve the goals they have set themselves.”

Match summary“I think we came into the third and fourth quarters with a completely different intensity and much more focused on the decisions we had made in offensive and defensive terms. We ended up building a lead, which gave us comfort in the final minutes. We won the game, and that was the most important thing. We want to keep gaining solidity and consistency in our actions and in the minutes we are on the court, because that will be important for the future.”

On the way to the play-offs“I feel the team is doing very well, judging by what we have done during the week. The real tests are the games and, last week, I wasn’t satisfied, but this week we improved, especially in the third and fourth quarters. We have to keep going. I have no doubts about the quality of this squad or the players’ ability. We have to make the most of every small piece, because each one can contribute and help the team and the Club achieve the goals they have set themselves.”

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