Daniel Chaves: “We showed pride in wearing the badge on our chests” | OneFootball

FC Porto hosted Racing Power and won 3-0 in the third round of the Women's Portuguese Cup. In the aftermath of the victory against the third-placed team in the BPI League, “one of the strongest teams in the First Division, which until now had only conceded, at most, one goal per game,” Daniel Chaves praised a group of “humble” athletes who knew how to honor the “badge they wear on their chest.” “We are seeking collective growth and today was a clear response,” explained the coach, determined to approach the cup “step by step” and the next challenge “to win.”

Humility and ambition“Above all, given the difficulties we knew we would face, we had to be humble, respecting those on the other side but knowing how to honor the badge we wear on our chest. And that was what we wanted to bring to the game, that’s what we tried to do, we suffered at some moments, defended when we had to defend, and broke out quickly for the attack when we had to. We managed to outperform one of the strongest teams in the First Division, a team that until now had only conceded, at most, one goal per game, and we managed to win 3-0. I think it shows a lot of what we did today.”

Individual and collective progress“It is the fruit of our labor. We had players injured at various times, we tried to recover them for this game to have even more options, and they were missed at various moments in recent games, but we are seeking collective growth and today was a clear response.”

Step by step“We won the game, it's true, but we haven't won anything yet. We go step by step, as always, in this competition. We’ll see what comes up in the draw for the next round and, certainly, enter that game to win.”

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