Leiria damage: Fábio Pereira thanks Sporting, greats show true colours | OneFootball

Visibly moved at the end of the meeting with Torreense, the UD Leiria coach, Fábio Pereira, highlighted the support received from Sporting - which wants to 'protect' a player - at a time when the club and the region were severely affected by the depression Kristin.

The coach made a point of praising the solidarity shown by the lions and by Frederico Varandas, as well as by Alverca, which provided its field for the team to train. Fábio Pereira also revealed the uncertainty about where the team will train next Tuesday.

"I take this opportunity to reinforce our thanks to Sporting and its President for the way they made themselves available to help us. The big clubs are not only seen by the championships they win but also by the nobility of helping those in need at certain times," he stated.

"And we also thank Alverca, which yesterday provided us with the training field... and then today's game is almost secondary because we shouldn't even have competed," he added, not leaving the Ribatejo support out of his words.

Due to the damage at the Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Stadium, Sporting offered help to the people of Leiria, who accepted it, and therefore, UD Leiria's training last Thursday was held at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. The Club made the training fields available, and the training took place there.

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