″For the week in the Portuguese Cup to triumph again″
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Statements by Marcel Matz, coach, and Tiago Violas, Benfica’s volleyball player, after the victory at the João Rocha pavilion (1-3), counting for the 14th round of the national championship phase
Marcel Mat thanked the fans for the presence of João Rocha’s team and showed himself with the display of Portugal, congratulating Sport, who hopes for a new triumph in the game, in the next Cup.
“It’s good to play at João Rocha and have fans here, both from Sporting and ours, to whom I leave a word of thanks. It was a game in which we decided first place and it was important to guarantee the home factor in the play-off Approaching new strategies, reacting well to a less precise initial month and next week we can get the Portuguese Cup back to triumph”, says the coach.
Tiago Violas, a Benfica player, praised the great rival’s entry into the match, but congratulates Benfica for the performance against the lions.
“Sporting entered the game with a lot of strength and we, at that stage, were further below our objective. However, we later got a great response and secured first place in qualifying, which was our main objective”, he said.