António Barbosa, Académica's coach, spoke about the team's upcoming match against Penafiel, showing confidence and ambition for the game. The coach stated that he is not going to Penafiel with any other objective than victory.
The coach praised the opponent, acknowledging Penafiel's team's qualities, demonstrating respect for the opponent despite the clear intention to win.
Barbosa also addressed the complicated situation on the right flank, resulting from injuries to two players. Pontus Texel and Edson Farias suffered injuries that keep them off the pitch, leaving the right flank in difficulty for this match.
With these significant absences in the squad, the coach will have to find alternative solutions for the right-back position, possibly resorting to players from the secondary team or readapting athletes from other positions.
