Sérgio Conceição matches biggest win of his career: “It was fantastic” | OneFootball

With an overwhelming victory in the Asian Champions League, Sérgio Conceição matched the biggest win of his career as a coach. The Portuguese coach, now in charge of Al Ittihad, defeated Al Gharafa, led by Pedro Martins, by 7-0.

It should be noted that this record dates back to 2022: on April 16, under the command of FC Porto, Conceição also defeated Portimonense by 7-0, in the 30th round of the league. Taremi scored a hat-trick and Evanilson netted twice, numbers that stood out in that match. In the 2021/22 season, FC Porto was crowned champion, which was the last achievement of the dragons.

Regarding this Tuesday's match, Conceição described the victory as «very fair» and praised the «fantastic» contribution of the players.

«It was a quality game on our part, with and without the ball. It's clear that today we capitalized on most of the situations we created in the final third, something that hasn't been happening lately. Today we were fortunate in finishing and it was a very fair victory because the players had a fantastic role in the game», he stated in a press conference after the match.

The coach stated that the goals came naturally, also admitting that he did not make any special requests, only asked for the usual concentration.

«We focused on the game and the goals came naturally. It wasn't a special request, I think the important thing was to win. More goals, fewer goals, I think our goal was the victory, the goals came naturally from the fantastic work the players did», he remarked.

Conceição warned about the need to maintain humility, considering the victory relevant but emphasizing that titles are celebrated, not isolated triumphs. Al Ittihad remains involved in the three competitions they participate in. In the Saudi championship, they occupy the seventh place, with 34 points – 16 behind the leader Al Hilal.

«It's just a result, a victory. We must remain humble, with our feet on the ground, to think that only by working this way, motivated, ambitious, determined, and organized as we were in this game, can we achieve victories. And victories are important, but we don't celebrate victories, we celebrate titles», he began by saying.

«And what we want is, with these victories, to go as far as possible in the Champions League, in the Kings Cup, and also to a different place in the championship. We are a team that is in the three competitions, this is another result for our journey, but it's nothing extraordinary, we haven't achieved anything yet. We have to keep working and already think about Friday's game», he concluded.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.