Ivanovic goal? Arouca boss on Benfica strike: Just a stroke of luck | OneFootball

Vasco Seabra did not hide his disappointment at his team's defeat. At the end of the match, the Arouca coach attended the press conference – which did not include João Tralhão – and analyzed the result against Benfica, stating that it is hard to digest a loss in stoppage time.

"It’s unfair, we have more expected goals, we have four or five clear chances, and we ended up with this bitter taste in these three matches in the second half of the season against the big three," began the Arouca coach, stating that his team played toe-to-toe with Benfica.

"It’s painful for the team, but it’s a great source of pride. We don’t live off moral victories, but off points, and we have to go get those points in the upcoming games," the coach remarked, emphasizing that the team will have to keep working in the next matches.

"These are different moments. Against Sporting we wanted to win, because we had Puche’s transition one-on-one with Inácio and the transition led to a goal. At Dragão it was a penalty... Here it was a fortuitous play, there were 35 seconds left," said Vasco Seabra, recalling the different situations.

"The overall performance was very good, but these details hurt a lot, but we have to remain confident in the squad we have," concluded the Wolves’ skipper at the end of the match, which ended with a Benfica victory, thanks to goals from Richard Ríos and Franjo Ivanovic.

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