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Mário Silva, Rio Ave coach, highlighted this Thursday that the team won the game “fairly” with the Bosnians of FK Borac, in the second qualifying round of the Europa League.
Speaking at the end of the match, in Bosnia Herzegovina, after the 2-0 victory, with goals from Tarantini (90) and Jambor (90 + 6), the Vila-Condenses coach, who made his debut as head of the team, noticed an evolution of the group throughout the challenge.
“It was a fair victory. We dominated the whole game, despite not having done a good first half, in which we fell short of what was our goal. But in the second half, the team grew and improved, and the rival We already had nine official matches, it ended up breaking, because our dominance was great ”, analyzed Mário Silva.
The Rio Ave coach confessed that he would have liked the team to have resolved the match earlier, but was “satisfied” with the performance of the players. “Sometimes by scoring a goal early, things become easier. If I had come earlier [o golo], maybe we had more space to explore, because the opponent would have to take a chance. But it is our first official match, and I am very satisfied with the players, who started working a month ago ”, shared the coach.
Mário Silva acknowledged a certain personal “nervousness” in his debut as head of the team, in a match in which “there was no margin for error”, but in the end, he stressed that the group’s performance “can only leave optimism for the future.”
“The players responded in a spectacular way. It was a very positive game, they showed that the work done in these weeks has paid off, and that in physical terms they are at a high level,” he said.
Now, Rio Ave’s European ambitions go through the duel of the third qualifying round for access to the Europa League group stage, next Thursday, on the trip to Turkey to face Besiktas, in a clash that still does not count with all the attention. scored by Mário Silva.
“Before, and in two days, we have a difficult match in Tondela, for the championship, in which we want to get well. We will have to manage the team, giving a little rest and giving opportunities to others. It will be nice to face Besiktas, and it is one more moment for the athletes to enjoy this opportunity that was given to them ”, said the coach.
The Vila-Condense delegation will also spend the night in Bosnia Herzegovina, with the return to Portugal scheduled for Friday morning, to start preparing the challenge with Tondela, on Sunday, on the opening day of the League.
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