Rui Vitória on life back to normal in the Middle East, away from Benfica | OneFootball

Rui Vitória embraced the challenge of coaching Al Wasl just under a month ago, and the Portuguese coach had little idea of what was about to happen in the Middle East. After Pedro Malheiro, the former Benfica coach shared his perspective on the reality experienced in recent days in the United Arab Emirates.

"What I can say about our situation is that it is strangely normal", the Portuguese coach began, as he recounted the events. "We have been living a very normal life. Yesterday [Monday] we trained, I walked around the city, today I was also out in the city and driving in traffic," Rui Vitória added.

"Now I am getting ready to go train again, without any restrictions", added the former Benfica coach, revealing that the local government has reinforced that the population can resume their normal lives, a message that Al Wasl has also conveyed to all its members, both players and technical staff.

"Now we are going about our daily lives more or less normally", assured Rui Vitória, reinforcing his confidence in the position taken by the state and regional government, especially in Dubai. In addition, the Portuguese coach is already preparing for Al Wasl's next match.

"We also already have our schedule set for the coming days. We will have a match this weekend. The matches against Al Nassr for the Champions League were canceled, but we will move forward and, the following Thursday, we already have a match scheduled", concluded Rui Vitória.

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