Rui Borges on Sporting injury: Felt discomfort, we'll see | OneFootball

Sporting was at a disadvantage, but ended up thrashing Nacional 4-1. At the end of the match, Rui Borges mentioned that the team improved with the interval and ended up praising Pedro Gonçalves, also talking about Hidemasa Morita's injury, which may be absent in the coming times.

"It's a game with a simple story. We wanted to take the game from the start. Nacional has three dangerous moves. The goal, a dead ball and another dead ball. At halftime they could be winning 2-0. In the first half, some players felt what it's like to play here. When they had an action or two... then they took time to recover. We lacked proactivity, despite having the ball and creating scoring situations", he began by saying to SportTV.

The coach explained what didn't go so well: "In the first half we were pausing the ball too much. We should have picked up more depth, because Nacional was high and short. In the second half we improved and made the ball roll, with more dynamics. With naturalness and quality, the team gained confidence", he said.

The coach ended up highlighting several athletes: "It's not just Pote, it's Trincão... it's the team spirit. The guys who came in, came in very well. Vagiannidis gave a lot of dynamics. Quenda to the left. Harder also came in very well, scored a goal. Happy with the whole team, also for Pote, for the personal moment he's living because of the kids", he pointed out.

Regarding Hidemasa Morita's injury, the Alvalade Club's helmsman fears that the midfielder may have to be absent in the next games: "He felt discomfort. We will analyze and see what can happen". Rui Borges also addressed the situation of Conrad Harder: "He gave an answer and is connected to Sporting. He's a Sporting player. He came in very well. Happy to have scored another goal. His energy is always very positive", he concluded.

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