At the end of an “extremely difficult game” in which “1-0 seems like a short result” because it typically “creates uncertainty” among the public, Eustáquio assured that “there is no uncertainty in the dressing room” and praised the players who came off the bench for being “very focused” and “giving their all”. A streak of matches “every three days” is approaching and “everyone counts”, so the midfielder, who is “very satisfied with the team”, promises that everyone will train “hard and with their feet firmly on the ground”.

Total commitment
“There is a technical-tactical side to a player and there is his human side, which also adds value. For me, we have to be much better teammates than good players, and that makes the difference in teams that become champions. FC Porto's summer transfer market was very strong, which made me lower my personal expectations and raise my collective ones. It's a little difficult, not that I'm unmotivated - on the contrary, I'm very motivated - but I have to rewind the tape back to the year we were champions, when I came on loan and played two, five or ten minutes, but always gave my all. I always try to give my all regardless of how many minutes I play. Sometimes I don't play, I get upset and that's natural, but I never try to show it and I always give my all in training so I can get minutes.”

The desired start
“Portugal has some of the best coaches in the world, and any team with a good coach can prepare well. It was an extremely difficult game, not only because of the tactics, but also because of the physical aggression they imposed. I want to emphasise that their goal expectations are very low. We could have killed the game in the second half, we had several chances, and 1-0 seems to me to be a short result that creates uncertainty, even though there is no uncertainty in the dressing room. We started the championship with five consecutive wins, something FC Porto hadn't achieved in eight years, but now we have our feet firmly on the ground because we're going to start playing every three days and everyone counts.”

The substitutes who came off the bench
“The coach gave the example of Rodrigo Mora against Sporting, and it was an excellent example. This game was different because Nehuén got injured and there were substitutions one after another. That changed a lot in terms of set pieces, they also started trying to press more with the winger on the opposite side, which created more difficulties and forced us to play man-to-man. It became difficult, but I want to highlight how well this team adapts. Whoever comes on always gives their all, the players are always very focused and there is a lot of communication. We have many nationalities on the pitch, but we understand each other well and that's the most important thing. I'm very happy with the team, this will be the last week to prepare for what's coming and then it will be full steam ahead.”