Sporting boss warns before Champions League play-off: strong side | OneFootball

The women's football team of Sporting will play the second leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League against Roma, after their 2-1 victory in the first leg. In the pre-match press conference, Micael Sequeira acknowledges that it will not be easy to maintain the advantage.

"It was a good result, there’s no denying it, but it was not decisive. We have to be aware that we are at halftime in the tie and that the second half is still to come. We cannot forget that Roma’s performance, especially in the first half, was very strong," he began by saying to the Club of Alvalade’s media.

The coach emphasized that the different competitive rhythms had some influence: "It was Roma’s fifth official match and our first. In the second half, I felt the team already had more pace, we managed to rebalance the rhythm. I hope the game plan works just as well now. We have to be very active and reactive to seek the best possible result", he also stressed.

Micael Sequeira called for the support of the fans: "We are going to face a very strong team, all of them starting internationals for their countries. Having the strength of our fans will help us. We are going to have to suffer and the fans can make the difference, transmit strength, help galvanize the group. It would be a very well-deserved reward for the players. They were the ones who managed that comeback in Rome, with their strength and quality," he praised.

Sporting is close to returning to European competition: "As I said last week, it will be difficult to overcome Roma, but it’s not impossible. And it’s only not impossible because this working group knows exactly what they have to do. If we are focused and centered, we are very confident that we can get through this tough tie," he concluded.

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