Torreense manager “imitates” Ruben Amorim before the final with Sporting | OneFootball

Torres Vedras is living through historic days, and the Portuguese Cup final against Sporting is dominating every conversation in the city. After all, it has been 70 years since Torreense’s only appearance in the final of the competition, when they lost to Porto in 1955/56.

In charge of the team is Luís Tralhão, who acknowledged the emotional scale of the moment in a preview interview with Sport TV, in which he ended up channeling Ruben Amorim. The coach admitted that the priority remains promotion to the Liga Portugal Betclic, at a time when Torreense are playing the play-off against Casa Pia after a goalless draw in the first leg.

“Obviously, our priority was promotion to the top flight, a very important moment for the club and for the region. But at this stage we think: ok, so why not try for both? And what if it goes well? If it goes well, we’ll go down in history,” said the coach of the blue-and-garnet side.

Luís Tralhão also highlighted the special atmosphere being felt in Torres Vedras ahead of the final at Jamor. “It’s a very special match for everyone, for us, for the staff, the players… the whole club. Especially for the fans, it’s a historic moment and you can feel that energy throughout the entire city,” he explained.

Despite the emotional weight of the match, the coach made it clear that the team does not intend to give up its competitive identity against the Lions. “Without the ball, we’ll try to disrupt the opponent and press them at certain moments of the game; when we have the ball — and that’s the moment that will make the difference — we need to have the courage and the ability to hurt Sporting here and there,” he revealed.

The coach did, however, acknowledge the difference in quality between the two sides. “I’d like to say that we’ll stick to the approach we use in Liga 2 matches, but I’m also aware that this is often unrealistic. People have the intelligence and experience to understand that these are two completely different levels,” he admitted.

In the end, Luís Tralhão also spoke about the personal meaning of being at Jamor. “I was a young boy who grew up watching many Cup finals. With my father, thankfully, regardless of the club, we went practically every year. I never thought I’d be in the Cup final, not even in the coming years, let alone this one,” confessed the Torreense coach.

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