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Rui Borges did not want to criticize the Sporting team after the very hard-fought win over Paços de Ferreira, by 3-2. The green-and-white coach spoke to Sport TV’s microphones in the usual flash interview after the Portuguese Cup match in the capital of furniture.

"We knew it was going to be difficult. These are cup matches; I’ve been on the other side and I know the motivation. A team that is always tough at home, very organized, they had the luck to make it 1-0. We managed to react and equalize," Rui Borges began by explaining.

The Sporting coach continued his analysis: "Then we created chances, we knew what to expect from the other side, a lot of difficulties. But we kept believing, creating goal-scoring opportunities; sometimes due to our own lack of inspiration we didn’t finish, and Paços kept delaying what we wanted."

"And we always had to chase the result, and play 30 more minutes than we wanted, but that won’t be an excuse for anything," Rui Borges shot back. Remember that Sporting already play next Wednesday against Marseille in the Champions League.

The green-and-white coach concluded by explaining some of the team’s shortcomings: "We’re a team with a lot of players involved in the offensive process; turnovers are normal. Sometimes we don’t always react well, but I always felt good attitude, good reaction running back. They ended up scoring through our misfortune... I can’t criticize the team in that sense, the attitude was good. We have to improve."

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