Sporting CP and FC Porto will meet on Friday at the Dragao Arena in the first leg of the Intercontinental Ice Hockey Cup.
Sporting CP and Porto will meet on Friday at the Dragau Arena in the first leg of the Intercontinental Ice Hockey Cup.
The decisive game will take place on Sunday at the João Rocha Pavilion in Lisbon, and neither Sporting coach Paulo Freitas nor Porto player Ricardo Ares offer any scenario other than triumph.
The owner of this trophy becomes the club world champion, a title that has not yet been won by any of these emblems.
At a press conference, Paulo Freitas said that he is aware of the difficulties that the “dragons” will pose for his team, and stressed that in order to overcome the opponent, it is necessary to present “the best Sporting”.
“It is clear that the Sporting team is ready for this competition knowing the challenges ahead. FC Porto is a great team, very well oriented, and this will cause us a lot of difficulties, just as we will create difficulties for FC Porto, ”said the coach of the Leonian formation.
The only certainty for Paulo Freitas is that it will be two “good hockey points” and that only “the best Sporting CP will be able to defeat FC Porto”.
FC Porto head coach Ricardo Ares believes that the matches “will be decided in detail” taking into account the balance and quality of the two teams.
Sporting goalkeeper Angelo Girao emphasized the balance of the two teams, but kept in mind the will of the Lions to win the trophy.
“We are the teams that have discussed almost all titles in recent years. There is a lot of mutual knowledge, as well as the qualities of each player, but not the tactical aspects, the moment and the form of the players in Now we want to win this trophy and take it to Alvalada, ”said the keeper.
