Bednarek dedicates goal to Samu: He’ll come back stronger | OneFootball

Jan Bednarek scored the solitary goal at the 60th minute and secured FC Porto’s victory on Nacional’s ground. The Dragons’ center-back dedicated the goal to Samu, who will be sidelined for a long period due to injury, and also mentioned him in the quick interview with Sport TV.

Goal and match analysis: “I think it was quite difficult, with a soft pitch and considering the adverse conditions. Here, the only thing that mattered was to get the win and go back home. In the first half, we couldn’t create many chances and couldn’t break them down. Then, we managed another clean sheet, I’m happy with the goal. It’s one of those moments where you have to win the game and immediately forget about it.”

Gabri Veiga assisted with his first touch on the ball: “Yes, of course. I was laughing with him, he sent me a great ball, we practiced set pieces a lot. Lucho and Lino do an incredible job and help us a lot. So far, so good. We have to keep going.”

After not winning the last two games, was it important to win? “In those two games, I think it would have been difficult without Samu. I wanted to dedicate the goal to him because he’s going through a tough time, but it will make him stronger. Of course, conceding the goal at the end against Sporting, then losing Samu and with the changes in the team, it was tough. But we deserved the good moments today.”

Do the changes give you more responsibility as an experienced player? “Yes, of course, but I think we can do good things. We have to have leaders on the pitch, it doesn’t matter if they’re 17 or 40, like Thiago (Silva). I think we performed well, as we have to, I’m happy with Oskar, he was brave with the ball and taking responsibility. It was very good for him.”

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