Lions’ rivals talk tough: Sporting are in for a rough ride | OneFootball

The draw for the third round of the Portuguese Cup took place this Thursday. It dictated that Sporting will travel to Paços de Ferreira's ground, a club that competes in the second tier. Rui Miguel Abreu, president of the 'beavers,' assures that the lions will "have a hard time."

"It's always good to have big games back at Mata Real. Sportingly, we would prefer an easier opponent, but we will give our best, certain that Sporting will have a hard time," said the leader in statements to Lusa Agency.

The top leader of the pacenses also highlighted the possibility of earning significant revenue from the match: "Financially, it was a very interesting draw," he acknowledged, despite giving great favoritism to the team led by Rui Borges.

"Although we do everything to move forward and find Anadia or Marinhense, we are aware that we are clearly not the favorites," concluded the leader. The clash between Paços de Ferreira and Sporting will thus take place on the weekend of October 18 and 19.

It's worth remembering that Sporting is the current holder of the trophy, after winning the last Portuguese Cup against Benfica, in overtime, by 3-1, with the green and white goals scored by Viktor Gyokeres (90'+10), Conrad Harder (99') and Francisco Trincão (120+1').

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