Rúben Amorim launched the first game in the championship, scheduled for this Friday (20:15 hours), in Alvalade, against Vizela.
«The time that has passed, has passed. There are different phases and now everything can change in reverse. We have to be very attentive and we’ll face Vizela, who we know from CNS, when they were at SC Braga B. If we’re not at full strength we could lose the game. We told players to forget about the Super Cup and focus on this first game. This is a team with a very strong spirit, which has nothing to lose”, warned the coach of the Leon team, reinforcing:
«After a title won, our focus was to show the players that Vizela are an excellent team, that they have nothing to lose and that gives them freedom. But every game is dangerous, last year we proved that anything is possible. Knowing that, players know what they have to do: we have to outrun Vizela.”
The fact that this is the first time that the team will have an audience in Alvalade is a factor to take into account, but Rúben Amorim says that the players “are prepared for this”. “They proved it in the Super Cup. There were no whistles, it’s true, but we conceded the first goal and gave the best response. We know there will be times when the team will hear whistles, but that is part of it. We are Sporting and we have to deal with it naturally», he said.
Nuno Mendes, with a sprained left ankle, will be low for this game, confirmed Rúben Amorim, who will also be without Pedro Porro, also recovering from injury.
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