“I hope it’s the first of many trophies” | OneFootball

Just over a month after returning to FC Porto, André Silva was named in the starting eleven against SCU Torreense (1-0), a result that allowed the Dragons to win their 25th Super Cup. At the end, the striker admitted he experienced the celebrations for his first trophy as a senior player for the Club “like a normal fan”. Acknowledging that he has already had to “hold back tears several times” since putting on the blue and white shirt again, the Portuguese international stressed the importance of the group continuing to defend “the honour of FC Porto” and assured that he is “a fan on the pitch”: “I’m one of them, I live the Club, the wins and the losses like they do”.

The emotion of winning the first title with the Club of his heart“I’m very happy, you can tell the Club is already used to winning titles. It’s my first title here and I feel like a normal fan, the difference is that I’m on the pitch. I’m very happy and very emotional; since I’ve been here, I’ve had to hold back tears several times. I hope this is the first of many titles.”

Pre-season work and Francesco Farioli’s instructions“We worked very well in pre-season, with great intensity and by putting into practice the things the coach asks of us. We showed our DNA, both tactically and in terms of spirit. We have to keep going like this, showing who we are and always defending the honour of FC Porto.”

Diogo Costa, the captain“Diogo has enormous quality, he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world and he is our captain. I hope to keep working with him and I hope we continue winning titles together.”

The fan in the number 19 shirt“I’m one of them, I live the Club, the wins and the losses like they do. I’m a fan on the pitch and I’ll try to give my best so that it all ends up being worth it.”

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