The ball – “It motivates me to win titles one after the other” (futsal)

This is the seventh time in the last nine editions that Sporting has competed in the Final Four of the Champions League, but this usually does not eliminate the ambition of Nuno Dias in light of the semi-final match on Friday at 5 pm, with Anderlecht, a team respected by Leonen coach and leaves warnings of his term. And one wish: to be the first to beat the Belgians this season.

“They still haven’t lost this season and have already played Kairat, Palma Futsal and eliminated Barcelona in the elite round. Not just any team does this. The fact that they have a less competitive league is just a distraction for us, because, for example, Kairat and Charleroi The Belgian, they have already won the competition », warns Nuno Dias, then pointing inside, that it depends on Sporting.

“Our competitive position will be decisive and decisive, what we can take away from Anderlecht’s good game and what we can do to put them in difficulty. It will be a balanced match between two excellent teams ”, shot by Nuno Dias, who can equal Julio Velasco as a coach who most often lifts the Continental Cup (three): « It motivates me to win trophies one after the other and this is, without a doubt, the most important trophy of all.

Still a challenge in the semi-finals, Nuno Dias points out that there will be many players on both sides “like a port wine”, for whom the years go by and they keep getting better”.

“In our squad we have cases like that, like Cavenato, who at 37 is the best scorer in the league, and Merlem, who is 36, who has the most assists. We looked at Anderlecht with players like Gréllo and Diogo. [ex-Sporting], Edu, are very experienced, and from what I’ve seen, they’re playing better and better. This individual quality excites us, they do many good things and many things similar to what we do, ”warned the coach.

Nuno Dias also reported that the entire team is available for the semi-finals, including Zeke T, who has been training with knee protection. He is in a position to help us. This is the purpose of protection and protection, but I hope to be 100 percent to contribute and help the team reach its goal, which is to beat Anderlecht to be present in the final, »he said.