Gonçalo Alves: "Porto must show real hunger 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 round, which brings a demanding home match against UD Oliveirense (Friday, 8:00 PM, Porto Canal), at the Dragão Arena. Facing a team that remains "very strong and very homogeneous," captain Gonçalo Alves emphasized the need to "enter to win" and to "exploit the less strong points" of the opponent. FC Porto is in seventh place, with 10 points, 11 less than the leader Benfica, while UD Oliveirense is in sixth position, with 11.

The fight for the Tri“We want to return 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 difficult game, UD Oliveirense always causes a lot of difficulties, but we know our value and are working to enter the game strong. That's what we want, to start well to secure the three points.”

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

What FC Porto?“It has to be an FC Porto with a lot of will, a lot of ambition to win and to secure the three points, and to enter to win. It is very important that we start strong and with more determination than UD Oliveirense.”

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