Maxi Araújo pulls no punches after Napoli v Sporting: "It's f***ing tough" | OneFootball

Maxi Araújo felt the sting of Sporting's defeat in Naples (2-1). At the end of the match, the 'number 20' admitted that losing is "always f***ing painful", having been left with the impression that the green and whites could have achieved a much more positive result.

"We knew it was going to be very difficult because they are a great team with a lot of individual and collective quality, but we played a great game and created opportunities, but the second goal killed us a bit, as we were growing without being able to score. We fought until the end and we have to keep scoring," he said.

Maxi highlighted the changes made by Rui Borges and the introduction of Pedro Gonçalves: "We knew they were going to start strong and in the first few minutes we had to be very focused and grow. In the second half we pressed a bit more, Pote started to give more passing ability and depth to the team as he knows and we improved a lot".

"Losing is always f***ing painful, even more so with this jersey that always obliges us to win. We have to correct the mistakes, rest and think about the game with Braga which is going to be very difficult. We play at home in front of our audience so we have to put on a great game," he concluded.

This season, with the Sporting jersey, Maxi Araújo - valued at 17 million euros - has played seven matches. Over the 429 minutes he was used by Rui Borges, the Uruguayan international has not yet scored, but has already made an assist.

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