Rodrigo Pinheiro: FC Porto are strong, but we have quality too | OneFootball

Rodrigo Pinheiro stated this Tuesday that Famalicão approaches the games with ambition and the goal of securing qualification, emphasizing his status as the starting right-back for the Vila Nova team. The draw for the Portuguese Cup round of 16 resulted in a trip to FC Porto on Thursday (8:45 PM), a match that promises to be challenging, but the under-21 international maintains the team's confidence. "The expectation is high, we have a lot of ambition in the Cup. It's a very beautiful competition, perhaps the most beautiful in Portuguese football, and we're going all out to come away with the tie in our favor. In these games, we have a different atmosphere than usual, but for us, it's the same playing against Estoril or FC Porto. We really want to win. FC Porto is a very strong team, no doubt, and it will be very difficult, but our team is also very strong, has a lot of quality, and that can take us to the next stage. Of course, winning against Estoril gave us more peace of mind than if the result had been negative. We are growing," he stated, in comments released by the club's media. Regarding the ambition to reach Jamor, the player called for step-by-step focus: "Jamor? We will do everything to get through this round and then it's game by game. Only then can we think about Jamor." Pinheiro recently renewed with the Minho's blue and whites and described the renewal as a reason for great happiness: "Renewing with Famalicão is a feeling of immense happiness. I feel completely at home and I think the club has been very good for me, both football-wise and personally. I have matured a lot and now it's about continuing the work," he concluded.

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