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Statements by Luís Magalhães, Sporting coach, after winning the Portuguese Cup final in basketball against FC Porto.
Dedications: “I thank and dedicate this victory to the president of Sporting, Frederico Varandas, who yesterday [quarta-feira] and today he made himself available to be with us at the hotel and give strength to the Portuguese Cup. He dedicates this victory to all the sportinguistas, who have not had basketball for many years and it is the first title that has been passed all these years. Thank the sportinguistas and, mainly, the players, who are excellent professionals and, more than anyone else, deserve this victory. They have been exceptional and tireless ”.
Satisfaction: “It is a feeling of joy, of achieving a goal. It is my fourth or fifth cup as a coach, the fourth club in which I win. It is always good to win, especially when playing against a strong Porto FC, which dignifies even more. Yesterday [quarta-feira] or Vitória [de Guimarães] gave us trouble. It’s good that basketball is leveled at the top ”.
The game: “We opted for the mixed defense, it wasn’t working what we were preparing to defend the [Max] Landis. We had to stop that sewing machine, we took a chance and we rejoiced. We managed, in defensive terms, to destabilize FC Porto and, in offensive terms, we started to lose ourselves and look for a way to score points. With a certain skill, the players knew how to control the game ”.
Public: “This game deserves an audience and deserves television, it probably had a lot of audience, because it was a well-played game, with two teams that deserved themselves, that dignified themselves and presented an interesting basketball, with two good defenses and tactical nuances. If you can go to one concert or show, why can’t they come to basketball? We have to know how to live with the pandemic. “
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