He scored his second goal of the season, was name man of the match and has the habit of "giving everything in every game, which is the most important". After contributing directly to the victory in the third match of the League (2-0), Nico González clarified that "the confidence" of a team that leaves "everything" on the pitch "in training and games" comes "from day-to-day work".

"We are fortunate and showing excellent dynamic", said the Spanish midfielder, aware that "all games are big and important" on the eve of a classic at the home of "a direct rival". "It’s worth the same three points we got today and the same three as the next one", Nico stated before foreseeing "a match similar to that of the Super Cup, with great intensity and many duels" in which "the strongest will prevail".

Finally, when asked to describe Samu Omorodion, a partner “in the Spanish under-21 team” who he knows “perfectly”, the number 16 talked of “a physical forward with a lot of power and work capacity” who “is the reflection” of “a young team that works hard and has a lot of intensity” and “will help a lot”.

Luck takes work
“Last year I also tried to give everything in every game, which is the most important thing, but now I'm fortunate that the occasions I have are going in. Last year I also tried to show my football.”

The moment of the team
“[Confidence comes] from day-to-day work, from giving everything in games and training and we are fortunate. Today, we scored on the first play and we are showing excellent dynamic.”

The classic in Alvalade
“All games are big and important. It’s worth the same three points we got today and the same three as the next one. I know it's a direct rival, but all matches are important. We expect a match similar to that of the Super Cup, with great intensity and many duels and the strongest will prevail.”

Samu Omorodion's profile
“I met him in the under-21 national team, I know him perfectly. He is a physical forward with a lot of power and work capacity. He is the reflection of what we are, a young team that works hard and has a lot of intensity. I think he will help us a lot.”