Legend confident for Sporting’s crucial League Cup clash: hopeful | OneFootball

Ivaylo Iordanov, one of the great figures of Sporting during the 90s, previewed the semi-final of the Allianz Cup, where the lions will face Vitória de Guimarães, and showed confidence for the match. The former Bulgarian forward did not hesitate to say:

“I hope the game goes well, that Sporting plays good football, wins, and reaches the final. Sporting always plays to win. With all due respect to V. Guimarães, I think Sporting's team is better, but in a semi-final, there are never any favorites. Sporting has much more value, and if they play the football they are used to - except for the last game, which they drew - I think they will win,” he told the Record newspaper.

For me, a Sporting victory is enough, regardless of the score. 1-0 or 5-0, for me, the most important thing is that Sporting wins and reaches the final”, he concluded.

Sporting takes the field today and wants to advance to the big decision (See HERE the probable lineup), and if they reach the final of the League Cup, the lions will face Benfica or Braga, who play tomorrow, January 7th. The final takes place on Saturday, the 10th, at 8 PM, in Leiria.

The Alvalade Club, led by Rui Borges, has already won the competition four times, with the last two victories being against Braga and Benfica, respectively, and they are looking to lift the trophy again.

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