Porto stalwart on Clássico v Benfica: We feel that... | OneFootball

The Clássico between Benfica and Porto took place on October 5, but almost ten days later, the topic is still very much alive and drawing all kinds of opinions. In an interview, the Dragons’ midfielder, Alan Varela commented on the match against the rival, revealing what the squad felt with the result and also spoke about Rui Costa.

Speaking to the newspaper A Bola, the Argentine international talked about the Clássico, revealing what the team felt at the end of the match: “The truth is we felt we lost two points. We always want to win, every game. That’s the reality. We approach each game to win; we don’t want to lose or draw.”

Regarding the match itself, Varela recalled that these duels are always a case apart in Portuguese football: “Classics are games apart, where the moment each team is in doesn’t matter. But I think we showed that we wanted to win, from the first minute to the last minute. We were not satisfied with the result, by any means.”

Asked about Benfica’s strategy, the Porto player said the following: “I’m not going to comment on the rival... I believe they have their reasons for approaching each game in a certain way, but I don’t think about that. I only think about what we do, and I believe we did things well.”

Finally, Varela addressed the possibility of Rui Costa filing a complaint against him: “Everyone has their opinion. There were many plays where maybe fouls in our favor weren’t called, but that game is already in the past. I gain nothing by talking about it. We have to think about the next game.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.