Rui Borges slams Famalicão v Sporting: team made most fouls | OneFootball

Rui Borges emphasized the effort of Sporting's players to leave Famalicão with three points. The lions beat the home team 2-1, after starting the match behind. The green and white goals were scored by Pedro Gonçalves and Luis Suárez.

“I think we were very competent, very tense. We knew they were going to be very strong in duels, a team that resorts a lot to fouls in this initial phase of the championship. If I'm not mistaken they are the team with the most fouls, or if not, they are one of the teams with the most. So, it's a very committed and organized team,” revealed the native of Mirandela in the conference after the end of the match.

In addition to the difficulties presented by the opponent, the playing field also offered complications for the Sporting team: “It's a difficult field, in front of their fans, on a grass that from the outside seemed to me that it wasn't that good for what was the game, it bounced a lot and we lost many balls in those moments”.

Before concluding, Rui Borges revealed that the goal that gave the advantage to Famalicão came from a moment with luck involved: “They were lucky in a set piece, after a rebound off Trincão's head and they ended up making it 1-0, but before that we already had the opportunity to score and we didn't”.

The Sporting thus adds up to 12 points and rises to second place, only behind Porto, with 15. The next game of the lions will be against Kairat Almaty, counting for the regular phase of the Champions League. The game is scheduled for next Thursday, September 18, at 5:45 p.m., at José Alvalade Stadium.

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