Nuno Dias seeks answers and confirms big miss for final Benfica-Sporting | OneFootball

Nuno Dias expressed satisfaction with Sporting’s victory over Benfica (3-2), a result that took the National Futsal Championship final to a decisive fifth game. However, the Sporting coach did not hide his dissatisfaction with the suspension that will prevent Zicky Té from playing in the decider.

At the press conference, the coach admitted that Sporting started the match better, but acknowledged Benfica’s superiority in the closing stages of the first half. “The start was good, but Benfica were better in the last seven/eight minutes of the first half and could have gone into the break with a better result,” he said.

Nuno Dias also explained that the team corrected several aspects at half-time. “We adjusted our positioning and behaviour. We were too soft, trying to play where we shouldn’t, losing too many balls in the first phase of build-up,” he said, considering the second half to be the lions’ best response.

The coach then turned his attention to the absence of Zicky Té, who will miss the decisive match through suspension. “I’d like people to look at how Zicky ends up being left out of this final. Zicky is perhaps the pivot with the most fouls committed in the league and probably one of the ones with the fewest fouls won. How is that possible? Do you think that’s possible? A player like Zicky. I find it strange given the way he plays and the number of situations in which he is targeted,” he said.

Despite the important absence, Nuno Dias guarantees that Sporting will fight for the title until the end. “It will be without Zicky, with Wesley, with Allan and with five at a time,” he concluded, already focused on the decisive Game 5, which will be played at the Pavilhão da Luz.

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