Pote named MVP of Juventus v Sporting, gives award to teammate | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves was named man of the match in the clash between Juventus and Sporting, which ended in a draw (1-1). At the end of the match, the Portuguese international analyzed the Lions’ performance and said he would give the award to Rui Silva, stating that it was the goalkeeper who prevented the defeat.

"Juventus is a strong team with good individual players. In the second half, we started well and could have scored. I want to say a word about Rui Silva, who put in an excellent performance. This group has made some history and we wanted to end the 19-game winless streak in Italy," he began by saying.

Rui Borges’ protégé was aware of the difficulties the Alvalade club would face: "We played against a very good team that was going to cause us problems, and that’s what happened, but we’re going into every game to win. We know it’s a very good competition, but it’s always to win."

Pedro Gonçalves then heaped high praise on the Lions’ goalkeeper: "Honestly, I don’t know how they didn’t give the man of the match award to Rui Silva. We drew thanks to him and we’re taking a point back to Lisbon. I’ll give him the award now in the locker room. I was going to give it to him at the end of the game, but UEFA wouldn’t let me. This group is a family and the players try to give their all for the Club," he concluded.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Pedro Gonçalves – valued at 30 million euros – has already played 16 matches: ten in Liga Portugal, four in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup, and another in the Super Cup. During the 1,337 minutes he has played, the Lions’ number 8 has already scored eight goals and provided six assists.

Players thanked the support in Turin:

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