Mitchell van der Gaag, coach of Marítimo, spoke about his team's approach to the match against Benfica, scheduled for Saturday. The Dutch coach confessed to feeling a mixture of emotions, explaining that he shares "the joy our fans feel about the promotion, but also now about our team going to face Benfica."
The coach highlighted that he has been feeling this sense of joy daily, both in home games and away games. According to Van der Gaag, the team has the responsibility to live up to their fans.
Assuming it is always good to play against Benfica, the Marítimo coach showed awareness of the opponent's difficulty. However, the article ends incompletely, leaving his statement half-finished.
