National football kick off Top 10 Gambardella Cup Winners
Great promotion for FC Porto. Injured in the head in a confrontation with Lucas Paqueta in the first minute of play in the first leg (which Les Jones won), Pepe was forced to give up his place in the first half. The Portugal captain was absent this weekend during Portista’s 4-0 win over Tondela, and will return to Groupama Stadium. “With his availability, it is another option to select the best player at the start,” Conceicao said at a press conference.
“Nice stadium with lots of people”
If Sergio Conceição made no secret that he was also thinking of the championship and derby against Boavista on Sunday, then FC Porto will do their best to catch up. “notWe will have to have Porto that is more efficient than the Dragon Stadium. There were positive things during the home match […] But we weren’t strong in the aspects that seemed necessary to me to win this type of match and show consistency at all times of the match,” the technician said. On a very nice stadium and in front of a lot of the world, the players’ motivation has to be at its maximum.”
to summarize
Pepe, who was injured in the first leg, will be ready to return to FC Porto’s central defense against Olympique Lyon on Thursday night. Sergio Conceicao identified areas of improvement for his team to catch the first leg.
