Gonçalo Alves: "Porto must show real desire and ambition" | OneFootball

With qualification secured for the round of 32 in their debut in the Portuguese Cup, attention returns to the National Championship and the 8th matchday, which brings a always demanding home game against UD Oliveirense (Friday, 8:00 PM, Porto Canal), at Dragão Arena. Facing a team that remains “very strong and very homogeneous,” captain Gonçalo Alves emphasized the need to “go in to win” and to “exploit the opponent’s weaker points.” FC Porto occupies seventh place, with 10 points, 11 less than leaders Benfica, while UD Oliveirense is in sixth place, with 11.

The fight for the Three-peat“We want to get back to winning ways in the championship and I think we have a good opportunity at home to get back on track. It’s a very tough game, UD Oliveirense always causes a lot of difficulties, but we know our value and we are working to start the game strong. That’s what we want, to start well so we can get the three points.”

UD Oliveirense“UD Oliveirense continues to be a very strong and very homogeneous team. The players they signed fit perfectly into the team and we have to be careful, but essentially we need to focus on ourselves and play a good game. We have to be alert to their strengths and exploit their weaker points.”

What kind of FC Porto?“It has to be an FC Porto with a lot of desire, a lot of ambition to win and to get the three points, and to go in to win. It’s very important that we start strong and with more determination than UD Oliveirense.”

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