Roberto Martinez, Portugal – Photo PA Wire/PA Images/IPA
“I agree that Portugal dominated tonight, we had a lot of opportunities and played very well. Slovenia makes the game difficult when you don’t score early. The pitch didn’t help the team. It was an opportunity to show that the team can suffer and win. The quarter-final match will be totally different, tonight is a night that our fans deserve to celebrate.” The coach said it Portugal, Roberto Martinez, after the victory on penalties against Slovenia in the round of 16 of Euro 2024: “Diogo Costa? I think that’s the secret of Portugal. I think he’s reached a different level today, the one-on-one situation is incredible and then he had the concentration to make three consecutive saves in the penalty shootout, that’s something to be very proud of.”
About Ronaldo: “Cristiano missed a penalty and then he was decisive in the penalties. It was a victory for the group, a victory for the dressing room and Cristiano is our captain and he showed that in life and in football there are difficult moments and that we have to continue”. So the conclusion: “We are physically fine, now we prepare for the match against France. Today was a victory for lovers”.
