Santa Clara coach reacts to the elimination against Sporting in the Portuguese Cup
After Santa Clara’s elimination against Sporting from the Portuguese Cup, in a game with a lot of controversy, Vasco Matos expressed the team’s frustration into the Sport TV microphone.
Are you discouraged with the game? “I’m not discouraged… I’m very proud of my team, after less than 72 hours of rest. We’re going to continue our work, we’re very united, we represent a very humble region and today this game shows what we’re worth and no one is going to stop us”.
How did you see the penalty kick? “The same way everyone saw it… Like the fans and journalists, I have the same opinion as everyone else.”
Do you feel that Santa Clara was harmed? “I feel that Santa Clara played a great game. We changed seven players and still played a very good game. We managed to take the ball out of pressure and play well on the ball.”
Do you maintain confidence that this team can go far? “Of what we control, I’m confident. Now, in relation to the rest… Today is a dark day for Portuguese football. I’m worried and a lot of people are worried about what has happened.”
