FC Porto women's coach critical: "Players will miss work and school" | OneFootball

The FC Porto women's team will travel to Vitória's ground on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. for the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals. The schedule has drawn criticism from coach Daniel Chaves.

“In a country that wants to promote women’s football, playing at 11 in the morning on a Wednesday is not positive, especially when a non-professional team from the Second Division is involved in this round. I think the federation should take special care in this regard. The schedule is not appealing to fans who want to watch the game, and we will have players missing work and school. All of this makes our team weaker. It’s going to be a tough game, a very tough game, against an opponent who is doing very well in the First Division. Will it be the toughest game so far? At this moment, I don’t know. From tomorrow, I’ll know,” he said to the official channels of the blue and white club.

The coach also shared the message he gave to the squad. “I told them to keep believing, because the dream of playing at Jamor will stay alive as long as the players believe. Attitude is non-negotiable, and it’s with that mentality that we’ll step onto the pitch,” he assured.

It should be noted that SC Braga and SL Benfica face each other in the other semi-final of the competition.

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