Sergio Conceicao reviewed Friday’s match (8:30 p.m.) against Vizela, at the Dragao Stadium, for the third and final round of Group A of the League Cup. The coach evaluated the opponent and the departure of Alvaro Pacheco to think about the role of the coach.
What do you expect from Vizela? It wouldn’t have changed without Alvaro Pacheco [substituído por Tulipa]🇧🇷 “What you could have seen in the first 50 minutes, until the player is sent off, is that there are different defensive dynamics than Alvaro did. It’s a short time and then the difficulty we can’t control. We know what they did with Mavra, but let’s focus on our work, which was very positive after the match with Chavez. It’s another final for us, tomorrow depends on us.”
How did you see the dismissal of Alvaro Pacheco? «I don’t have to express myself, but the consensus is that Alvaro did an excellent job with the group that accompanied him. The life of a coach is that he is the one who always pushes. But I have to congratulate you on the journey you have taken and what you will achieve in your career. Coaches are always the ones paying for the interests and lack of professionalism that sometimes exist in the club. It is easier to fire the coach than the twenty or board players. And it will go on like this … (Pause and aside) – Not in my case, because my godfather is here ».
Sérgio Conceição alluded to a memory shared by President Pinto da Costa in Dragões magazine, which is how Jose Mourinho described the relationship between the Porto president and the then player: “José Mourinho often said to Reinaldo Telles that Sergio was my godson.”
Three teams can still qualify: “Yes, when we are not qualified, we can reach the last match and we need to win to reach the quarter-finals. Tomorrow does not change our position, we will look at the match with the clear goal of winning and reaching the quarter-finals. »
