Rodrigo Roquete admits: I criticised Sporting star at half-time | OneFootball

Rodrigo Roquette admitted to being wrong at halftime, but was impressed by the player at the end of Nacional - Sporting

Sporting had to sweat to win at home against Nacional 4-1. The Madeirans started better and scored at four minutes, but the lions managed to turn the score around in the second half. Pedro Gonçalves turned the score around with goals at 53 and 76 minutes, completing the 'hat-trick' at 93, in the middle, Conrad Harder also took advantage to debut this season.

On social media, Rodrigo Roquette admitted that he criticized the Portuguese international at halftime, but that, at the end of the match, he was amazed by the performance of the 'jersey 8': "At halftime I criticized Pote for the missed goals and lack of intensity. At the end of the game, I was once again impressed by his talent… I'll start doing this voodoo more often!!", can be read on the social network 'X'.

After the match, Pedro Gonçalves admitted to having gone through difficulties: "Am I fine after the complaints I had? Yes, it was a bit of the grass that lifted when I put my foot on the ground. Now I'm fine, the doctor gave me a painkiller, I believe that when it cools down it will hurt me more, but these are things we have to accept and that are part of a player's life", he began, referring to the fact that the team could have done more.

"In the first half, I sent a ball to the post, but we could have suffered even at halftime, on a stationary ball that we have to defend better. It was a good victory, 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 wrong, so we have to keep working and giving our best always", said the athlete.

This season, with the Sporting jersey, Pedro Gonçalves – valued at 30 million euros – has played four games. The Portuguese international was a starter in the first four official matches of the season and, in the 337 minutes he was on the field, he has already scored three goals and two assists.

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