The Sporting coach, who celebrates his 49th birthday today, is sure that Wednesday’s game, in Gondomar, against Benfica, for the Super Cup, “will be very tough”. Nuno Dias believes that the match “will be decided in the details” and does not expect any kind of advantage due to the fact that the lions beat this same opponent about two months ago, for the League, by 5-2.
“The game will have moments where we will be on top and others where the opponent will be on top. The important thing is to score when we’re on top», he explains the strategy.
“The last four or five minutes will be decisive. Then someone will have to risk it. I have no doubts”, adds the leonine coach, who recalls the fact that “the game is worth a trophy”. «Sporting is at the best possible moment for this December 29th», concludes Nuno Dias.
As for the wing João Matos, the expectation is “to reach victory” but the means to be used remain a secret for now. “It will be an intense game, between two teams that know each other well. We have studied variants to try to cause surprise… but the error will be decisive», warns the experienced
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