Rodrigo Roquete admits mistake: Criticised Sporting star at half-time | OneFootball

Sporting had to sweat to win away at Nacional by 4-1. The Madeirans started better and scored just four minutes in, but the Lions managed to turn the score around in the second half. Pedro Gonçalves turned the game around with goals in the 53rd and 76th minutes, completing his hat-trick in the 93rd, and in between, Conrad Harder also took the opportunity to score his first goal of the season.

On social media, Rodrigo Roquette admitted that he criticized the Portuguese international at halftime, but that, by the end of the match, he was amazed by the performance of the ‘number 8’: “At halftime I criticized Pote for the missed goals and lack of intensity. At the end of the game, I was once again blown away by his talent… I think I’ll start doing this ‘macumba’ more often!!” he wrote on the social network ‘X’.

After the match, Pedro Gonçalves admitted he had gone through some difficulties: “Am I okay after the complaints I had? Yes, it was a bit of the turf that lifted when I put my foot down. Now I’m fine, the doctor gave me a painkiller, I believe that when it cools down it will hurt more, but these are things we have to accept and that are part of a player’s life,” he began by saying, noting that the team could have done more.

“In the first half I hit the crossbar, but we also could have conceded right before halftime, from a set piece that we need to defend better. It was a good win, but it wasn’t one of our best games, we can do much better. The season is long. Things are going well, but at any moment they can start going badly, so we have to keep working and always give our best,” said the player.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Pedro Gonçalves – valued at 30 million euros – has played four matches. The Portuguese international started in the first four official games of the season and, in the 337 minutes he’s been on the pitch, he has already recorded three goals and two assists.

Pote celebrates the victory with the fans:

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