Sporting intends to increase its advantage and reach the top of the I League in the derby

Sporting are aiming to enter the Lisbon derby at the top of the I Football League in two weeks, and the goal is to recover and increase their lead in the visit to Boavista, coach Ruben Amorim suggested this Sunday.

“To win championships we have to win our matches, but others have to lose points too. At this stage it is too early to draw conclusions. At the moment, in terms of goal difference, we are not in first place. We want to regain this position against a very difficult team,” the Lions coach emphasized.

At a press conference for the match to end the ninth round of the championship, Ruben Amorim rejected any additional temptations due to the fact that Benfica dropped points against Casa Pia, but believes it is important to extend their lead.

“Our derby will take place in two weeks. It’s important to solve these problems first, but the appeal is the same. We want to win the game, that’s what we’re going to try to do, even if Benfica won.” “Braga also lost points and we want to continue our winning momentum,” said Ruben Amorim.

The Sporting coach left doubts as to who will be the owner of the Besa goal, Adan or Franco Israel, who was in the starting lineup of the Europa League, in the match with Rakov (1-1), a game in which comparisons cannot be made and positive ones can not be removed or negative aspects, given the early sending off of Dieukeres in the eighth minute, which affected the confrontation.

“We clearly know what we want to do. What gives us some doubt is the way Boavista performed. They are going through financial difficulties, but they have great character. This is a very well-coordinated team with a good team. dynamics and we are having a great championship, there is no pressure at all. It is not the past that gives us doubts, but rather the present, which is a very strong Boavista team, but we are ready for the challenges,” praised the Green-Whites coach.

Portuguese football coach Roberto Martinez recently said that Pedro Goncalves is the “most unlucky player” as he competes for the “toughest” positions in the national team, which prevented him from making the final Quinas squad. .

“I was a weaker player than Pote, but my generation was less strong than the current one. I put him in different positions to see if they can take him. He has to play, score, assist, run a lot, but the truth is that in this generation it is very difficult to hit. Same with Nuno Santos and Paulinho. They have to work as hard as possible,” he said.

Sporting, in second place with 22 points, will visit Boavista, in sixth place with 15, on Monday at 20:15 in a game of the ninth round of the I League at the Estadio do Bessa in Porto, which will be arbitrated by Nuno Almeida from the Algarve Football Association.