“A mature, adult team”, filled with “serious and honest players who respected” the work done “during the week”, managed to keep “a very vigilant eye” on the danger that Rio Ave could cause and had “control of the game”, which they won 2-0. In the end, Vítor Bruno was "pleased" with "the degree of maturity in an unstable and difficult week" in which the coaching team gave "the best to channel focus on what was important".

Now it is important to think about the classic, which can be "competitive as it was in the Super Cup". "Sporting may or may not adopt different dynamics, and so can we", the coach said, adding that the fans will witness a "clash between two strong teams, addicted to winning", and which will have a "high degree of difficulty" for all the protagonists.

Regarding the inevitable transfer market and more specifically about Deniz Gül and Samu Omorodion, the new strikers in the squad, the coach said that they "have different profiles" in comparison to the other forwards in the team, "but they will have to compete" with them for a place in the starting team. “I'm positively pleased with everything the players I have give me on a daily basis”, the coach completed.