Joao Gamboa is convinced that Club Brugge’s victory at the Estadio do Dragao has left the footballing world open and still reverberates in Belgium, but a visit by Saint-Giloise to Braga won’t have the same devastating effect.
“I think 0-4 from Dragão will not be repeated, but Saint-Gilloise is an excellent team and SC Braga may have some difficulties imposing their game,” warns the midfielder, who changed Estoril in his last off-season to Leuven.
Gamboa is well aware of the value of the European opponent to the warriors. Not because of the natural knowledge he gained about Belgian football after three months, but above all thanks to a new memory: Leuven faced Saint-Gilloise on Saturday and lost 0-3 at home.
“Saint-Gilloise does not have the level of Club Brugge, but they are a very well-organised team and very dangerous on the counter-attack”, points out the midfielder, who greatly appreciates the collective of the opponents of the Warriors, “smart form”. How does he plan his game, and also points to some individuals who They have the power to make a difference.
“Burgess central defender is very strong and on set pieces he makes the difference. Boniface [avançado] It has tremendous quality. In the match with Leuven, he almost did not score any goal from the midfield”, he recovers.
Despite Saint-Gilloise’s ability to assert themselves, Gamboa believes the Warriors have arguments to win tomorrow’s match: “SC Braga are stronger and have European experience that could be decisive in the confrontation with the Belgians.”
