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João Palhinha played Sporting’s first preseason game against Valladolid. Integrated into the group under the command of Rúben Amorim, the midfielder assures that it is “a pride” to play the lion on the chest.
«It is always good, obviously it is a pride to be here. I want to highlight the growth that the team has to maintain, the intensity that has been put into the game today, I think we played an excellent game, both in the first half and in the second, and now at this stage the most important thing is to gain pace for later when the competition to begin in earnest to be prepared to achieve our objectives and above all to recover physically ”, he stressed in statements to Sporting TV.
“We always want to win, whether it’s preseason or not, the same thing happens in training, but that’s great team spirit and that’s how we have to think. But I think we are doing a good job, a good preseason, the most important thing is to do our best to be physically prepared, “reinforced Palhinha.
Responsibility to represent Sporting, who knows it well: “Of course, I have been representing Sporting for many years, it is always a special flavor to be able to play here and I am very happy about that.”
