Sporting's coach, Rui Borges, considered that the team played the "most complete and balanced" game of the season. This statement comes after a performance that the coach considered satisfactory in terms of collective performance.
Rui Borges justified Suárez's place in the starting eleven, explaining that the player is "like everyone else" and that he is gradually regaining his physical and competitive form.
The fact that Suárez was chosen to start the game demonstrates the coach's confidence in the forward, who has been improving in form recently.
