Paphos coach Ricardo Sa Pinto made remarks at a press conference ahead of the second leg of the third qualifying round of the Europa League against Salzburg.
The Portuguese coach emphasized that their upcoming opponent will be even tougher than Hajduk was and expressed his confidence that he wants to experience another epic night.
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Pepe spoke on behalf of the players and expressed optimism about turning the series around, noting that the fact they have advanced under similar circumstances before will help them.
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Ricardo Sa Pinto
On team news and the second leg in general: “We’ll see today during the final training session which players are returning. The level of difficulty is much higher than against Hajduk. We want to experience another epic night. We want the fans to support us.”
On having to overturn the score: “We have our strategy and our game plan. It’s not easy to do what you want against an opponent like this. We have our plan. We’ve come back from a deficit before. It’s part of the team’s history. And we want to do it again.”
Pepe
On the match: “The comeback we pulled off against Hajduk helps us and serves as a compass. We’ll do everything we can to pull it off again.”
On the weather conditions: “Given the caliber of our opponent, whether we advance doesn’t depend on the weather.”
On the atmosphere in the locker room: “There’s a sense of optimism. The fact that we’ve pulled off a comeback before gives us extra strength.”
