Rúben Dias: "We will focus on our mission and be at our best"

PREVIEW

Benfica and FC Porto lock horns on Saturday, August 1, at 8:45 pm, at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra. In a press conference, Rúben Dias launched the Portuguese Cup final.  

What expectations do you have for this match and how is the group approaching this final which could culminate in yet another achievement for Benfica?

It's one more Cup for the Club, one more title and the motivation couldn't be other than the biggest that could exist because we all want very much to win one more Cup for the Museum. 

Looking at the matches between Benfica and FC Porto this season, I ask you to tell me what the opponent's strengths and weaknesses are.

FC Porto is a well-rounded team, just like us. We did our homework and we will focus on our mission as a team, and to be at our best.

Pizzi, in an interview with RTP, said that this was the most important match of the season because it was the next one. Do you agree?

This is the most important match because it is the next one and because it has the extra weight of being a Cup final. It’s the next match, a final and it marks the end of the season. It is extremely important, and we want to win it.

Text: João Sanches, Marco Rebelo and Sónia Antunes

Photos: Tânia Paulo / SL Benfica