Varandas ally urges caution ahead of Paços clash: Sporting must stay alert | OneFootball

The draw for the third round of the Portugal Cup dictated Sporting's visit to Paços de Ferreira's ground. Bernardo Palmeiro, the general director of the Lions, analyzed the draw and was very cautious regarding the opponent the Lions will face.

"Sporting has to be careful about all games and all opponents. It's not just Paços de Ferreira in particular. The Cup sometimes has surprises, there are games where teams can't take it easy and Sporting will have to take the game very seriously to advance to the next round," he began.

The director says the team will do everything to lift the trophy again: "We were expecting to face any opponent. Obviously we will take all the games seriously, we have a very busy schedule and therefore we will have to take all the games seriously to reach our goal which is to retain the Portugal Cup," he concluded.

The Alvalade Club will go to Mata Real, between the 18th and 19th, to face Paços de Ferreira. If they eliminate the emblem of the II League, the next opponent will come from the game between Anadia and Marinhense, two emblems of the Portugal Championship. The matches of the 4th round are scheduled for November 22 or 23.

Sporting will return to the field next Saturday, September 27, against Estoril, in a match for the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Ian Cathro will be played at 8:30 pm, at the António Coimbra da Mota Stadium, the opponent's stronghold.

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