Thursday evening, when he enters the lawn of the municipal stadium in Differdange to face Olimpija Ljubljana (7:30 p.m.), in the return match of the first qualifying round of the Europa League Conference, Bertino Cabral will have already wet the jersey. Maintenance worker at the inter-municipal hospital of Steinfort, the 30-year-old striker starts his day every morning at 6 a.m. and has not changed his schedule after the good draw (1-1) obtained in Slovenian lands, last week.
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“Yes it is a bit tiring. I don’t have fixed days off, I work about one Sunday a month, ”said the striker, who sometimes ends his day at 2:30 p.m. before starting in the BGL League, an hour and a half later. In Differdange, since last year, after passing through Hamm Benfica or Dudelange, the Portuguese, who arrived in Luxembourg in 2013, established himself last season as one of the finest triggers in the championship, by compiling 21 goals in 28 matches .
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Full-time employee at the Steinfort hospital since February, he has not slowed down with twelve achievements in the second half of the season. “I’ve been more motivated since I’ve been in Differdange, that’s what changed everything,” reveals the Lisbon resident, while praising his coach, Pedro Resende. At the origin of the own goal of Aljaz Krefl in the first leg, he will still be one of the assets of the Luxembourgers this evening, while many Slovenian supporters should make the trip to Differdange.
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