Rui Vitória on life getting back to normal in the Middle East | 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 unfold 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 a strangely normal situation", the Portuguese coach began, recounting the events. "We have been living a very normal life. Yesterday [Monday] we trained, I walked in the city, today I was also in the city and driving in traffic", added Rui Vitória.

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

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

"We also have our schedule set for the coming days. We will have a match over the weekend. The games with Al Nassr for the Champions League were canceled, but we will proceed, and next Thursday, we already have a match scheduled", concluded Rui Vitória.

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