“The players deserve the fans to be here” | OneFootball

FC Porto are now just one win away from being crowned national basketball champions, ten years later. By beating Benfica 87-63 this Friday at the Dragão Arena, the blue and whites moved ahead in the Liga playoff final (2-1) and will play at home again on Sunday at 5:15pm, live on Porto Canal. “Very pleased and proud” of the collective performance, Fernando Sá highlighted a team that was “spirited, resilient and united”, above all “playing as a team”. The fans’ support also earned praise from the coach: “I just want to thank our fans because it means a lot to me. It hasn’t been an easy season and at times we didn’t do our job well enough to bring them to the arena, but right now the players deserve to have the fans here. And on Sunday, I hope there will be even more.”

Better on both ends of the court“We improved a lot in our defensive focus, and the composure and confidence we showed in our offensive actions were also very important. Regardless of the result, I’m very pleased and proud because the players were spirited, resilient, united and played as a team. That makes me very satisfied.”

Dragons focused from start to finish“I said at the start of the playoffs that I felt the team was in a good place, although I also thought we weren’t quite at the level we could be, because the season was very turbulent. This improvement and this solidity come from the work the players put in every day; they try to progress quickly even without time to train. The focus they had today meant that we never lost the lead.”

The electric atmosphere at the Dragão Arena“I just want to thank our fans because it means a lot to me. It hasn’t been an easy season and at times we didn’t do our job well enough to bring them to the arena, but right now the players deserve to have the fans here. And on Sunday, I hope there will be even more.”

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