Thursday opponent: SC Braga

Housed inside the Castro's mountain, the Municipal Stadium of Braga (Estadio Municipal de Braga) was designed by the architect Eduardo Souto De Moura for the 2004 European Championships. Built in one year, with a capacity of about 30,000 spectators and a spending 83 million euros, it received several awards for the original architecture, which sees the absence of curves and on one side the rocks of the mountain.

As you well know, due to COVID, this match will unfortunately also be closed to the public. For me, this is bad luck that adds to the drama, regardless of which in the specific case it benefits us. In any case, I am quite certain that if we continue to follow the health provisions, pending the spread of vaccines, we will soon be able to get out of this nightmare.

Carvalhal schiera un 442 che poi in fase di pressing diventa 343 con la catena di destra che scala in avanti, in pratica con R.Horta terzo avanti.

Fransergio is the captain. He is good on the defensive and in the insertions without the ball.

The right-back, Esgaio, is very good in attacking, particularly in assisting.

They play wery tough, especially with Al Musrati and Raul Silva.

The goalkeeper Matheus sometimes comes out in a very unscrupulous way.

The player with the highest technical quality is the second striker, Galen. Fast and dribble addict. Especially good when he plays on the left (he is mainly right). In particular, when he goes from the left to the center.

On corners, they defend by zone.

It is necessary to stay alive on all fronts to fuel our ambitions. The opponent is tough, but if we do our best, we can also win in Portugal. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi