Manuel Prata: “We should see this match as a challenge that will test us” | OneFootball

It's time to adjust the calendar and compete in the 10th round of the Northern Series of the 1st phase of the National Under-15 Championship, with FC Porto's under-15 team hosting Rio Ave FC at the Estádio de Pedroso (Sunday, 11:00 am, Porto Canal). Recalling the hard-fought victory in Vila do Conde at the start of the competition, which should be seen as a “warning for everyone,” coach Manuel Prata asks the Dragons to be at their “limits” to ensure “three points every week.” Forward Afonso Moura, the group’s spokesperson, states that the team is “very united” and ready to “go in to win.” FC Porto leads with 37 points, nine ahead of Vitória SC, while Rio Ave FC is in eighth place, with 13.

Manuel Prata

The victory in Vila do Conde (1-0) “We know Rio Ave FC very well, and the game of the 1st round is a warning for all of us. We scored the goal at the end, and the victory was deserved, but it was extremely difficult, and we should see this game as a challenge that will test us, so we have to be at our limits and step up a notch to secure the three points every week.”

The invincibility in the championship “Above all, it gives the team a culture of victories, which is associated with the Club we represent. It also gives us confidence, obviously, as it's always better to work on victories, but we must always be wary of the challenges that opponents will present to us.”

A good week of work “This week we felt the players were very focused. We had players in the national team who returned with great determination. We are all connected in what we do, so it was a positive week for us, and we are ready to win.”

Rio Ave FC “It is a very difficult opponent, but I feel the team is very united, we worked very well, and I believe we will achieve our goal, which is to win.”

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