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Sp. Braga played AEK Athens with 2,200 fans in the stands. At the end of the match, Carlos Carvalhal reflected on the return of the public to Pedreira and warned of the importance of sport and football in particular for society.
«We live in a period of great difficulty, I live in this difficult world, but I believe that within the rules, whenever possible, it is important that people free themselves a bit and have access to this type of show. I remember that when I studied, I studied sport, they told me that one of the main functions of sport is to serve as a catharsis to society. Piling up the daily pressures, and now somewhat exponential, people need sports to release their energies to yell and have players, coaches and referees come. This is healthy, people have an escape. If we do not take this perspective into account, we will have people at home. Like it or not, we have to live by the rules and carefully, but we need these moments. Otherwise, we will not die from the virus, but from psychiatric cases, there will be more suicides, people will be more nervous and we will have other problems. Today’s experience was excellent, the behavior of the fans was brilliant. There was a couple of friends who were separated by four chairs. The stadium has 30,000 seats, there were 2,000-odd outdoor fans. Conditions appear to exist to do this, even if epidemiological conditions worsen. I do not belong to DGS, it is the opinion of a citizen. Sport must continue and we must continue living. Otherwise, tomorrow instead of having 2,000 deaths from coronavirus, we will have 4,000 suicides, “he said at the end of the press conference.
