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Carlos Carvalhal says that Braga “is capable of doing better” against FC Porto, now for the Portuguese Cup.
Coach Carlos Carvalhal said Braga “is capable of doing better” at FC Porto’s new reception on Wednesday, now in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semifinals.
Three days after the draw (2-2) on matchday 18 of the First League, in a crazy match in which Minho annulled the two-goal deficit very close to the end, the two teams meet again in Pedreira, but The coach considers that “they are games with different characteristics”. “This is a 180 minute game tomorrow [quarta-feira] It is the first part and then the second part will be in the Dragon ”, he completed.
The Minho coach wants to “keep the tie open, because nothing will be decided.” “We want to play a good game, try to win it to create an advantage for the second leg,” he said in the preview of the game on club television.
“There is the question of the goals scored outside, which can make a difference, so we have to approach this game in the image of what we do in European competitions, when they are eliminating, and we will be prepared,” he said.
Since Sunday’s game, marked by the expulsion of Corona in the dragons, at 60 minutes, when they won 2-0, the coach considered that Braga made “a good game after a certain time”, but acknowledged “that he is capable of do what”. best”.
“A lot for the FC Porto team, who took the game very seriously, in the image of what they do in the most important games they have, I have to give a very big credit to FC Porto for the way in which they canceled our dynamics “, said.
Even so, he stressed that his players have “conditions to do better”: that’s what we are betting on, because only then will we have the opportunity to beat this strong rival, internally and externally, a team that is in the Champions League. Liga and that, when it is at its peak, it is tremendously strong ”.
“We have already shown that we can beat teams like these, I remember the game [da Liga Europa, 3-3] with Leicester, who are discussing the title in England and we played a fantastic game, we didn’t win for the sake of details in the last second, “he said.
The victory (2-1) against Portimonense after losing and the draw already achieved in the discount period with FC Porto are games that give “great strength and faith to the teams.”
Believing until the last minute that things can be reversed with quality, but above all, a very strong belief is a sign, more than physical health, of very strong mental health. It is an extremely important aspect in the teams ”, he reinforced.
Braga and FC Porto meet in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semifinals starting at 8.15 pm on Wednesday, at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, a match that will be refereed by Luís Godinho, from the Évora federation.
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