Statements by Carlos Carvalhal, Braga coach, after a 1-0 defeat in Vizela in the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup and subsequent elimination from the competition.

Analysis: “At a time in the game when the teams were still looking at each other, there was a great goal. Congratulations to Vizela for moving to the next stage. Still in a phase of mutual study, there is a brilliant goal. I believe it will have been the only opportunity for Vizela in the first half. We reacted well until the moment of the sending-off. Then we were somewhat shy, without a forward, had some difficulty in attacking. In the second half it was completely different, with the corrections that connect, the team came in with a fantastic attitude, wanting 11 against 10 and 11 against 9. I remember an occasion by André Horta, two good shots by Roger… We took some risks and Vizela also scored on the counterattack. , but winning opportunities. To highlight the excellent attitude of the team in the second half. With this attitude, we will definitely win many games this season. “

Two practically consecutive eliminations [Taça da Liga e Taça de Portugal]: “Today we lost a game, we know why we lost and that is the most important thing. We have to try to rectify what went wrong. We had some absences. We came deprived of Vitinha, of Iuri [Medeiros], Galeno, Sequeira and Castro. Paulo Oliveira was left out by choice, just as Al Musrati didn’t play at first. They were saturated and tired, we tried to protect them against possible children. “

Future: “The future is bright and it will be much better, we will recover players and with this attitude they can count on Braga to win many games this season.”