Rui Borges: Benfica legend will always be my biggest inspiration | OneFootball

At a press conference, when asked about how he celebrated, with a sprint along the sideline - reminiscent of José Mourinho -, the second goal by Luis Suárez in the victory over PSG (2-1), Rui Borges praised the path that the now Benfica coach - who is focusing on a young Argentine talent - has taken throughout his career.

"Mister José Mourinho is a reference for all of us coaches, as are all his achievements, everything he has done in his history and in the history of football. Therefore, he will always be, for me personally, perhaps the greatest reference as a coach," began the Sporting coach.

Regarding the future of his team, Rui Borges showed awareness. "I am very grounded and I look at each game individually... [I am] happy that we won this game, we beat the European champions, admittedly with many difficulties, but I always value those who play and those who run."

The coach of Benfica's rival also praised his team, while pointing out some difficulties. "The group, more than the coach, knew what they had to do in just a few days. Sometimes we can't train much, due to the extensive schedule with many games, but fortunately, the team has that [good] response."

"Now we have to think about the next [game], about what we will be capable of… if we are capable of winning, what will be the consequence?… advancing to the round of 16 and [that] will mark Sporting's history and they [the players] will be in Sporting's history, we all will. That is what we have to focus on. On what we will be capable of doing in the next Champions game and then we will see what the consequence of that will be, it's very much about that.", concluded Rui Borges.

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