“It’s an honour to do this shirt proud and start like this” | OneFootball

Pepê underlined the importance of starting 2026/27 with a trophy, highlighting the pride of representing FC Porto and thanking the fans for their support. The player also pointed to the difficulties caused by the state of the pitch and praised SCU Torreense.

A winning start to 2026/27“I’m very happy to start the season with another title and to help FC Porto further extend its lead as the most decorated club in Portugal. It is an honour to do this shirt proud, and starting the season like this is incredible. It gives us even more motivation for the rest of the campaign.”

The difficulties caused by the pitch“We knew it was going to be a difficult game, mainly because of the state of the pitch, which was very uneven. We knew it would be hard to reproduce what we have been working on and to play the football our fans have become used to, but we are very happy to have achieved this victory. The SCU Torreense team is very good and showed today why they managed to win the Portuguese Cup, so we are very happy with this result and with another trophy.”

A title to build confidence“A title is a title, it always gives more confidence in the coach’s ideas and in the work we have been doing. It is an important moment and we have to keep following our path, which I am sure will be wonderful.”

Recognition for the fans’ support in Coimbra“I want to thank the fans, who were once again present and supported us from start to finish. We know they always back us, and we always try to give everything on the pitch for them because we know they have always been with us in difficult moments and will continue to stand by our side.”

The importance of preserving unity“It is very important. Last season we showed our unity.”

On favourite status“We have to show it on the pitch. We know the league is a very difficult competition and that it has great teams. We have to show on the pitch what we work on and keep winning.”

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