Gonçalo Ramos: "We have a chance to play a great match"

PREVIEW

With the ambition to win, Gonçalo Ramos previewed the match against Benfica and Inter Milan, for the 1st leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, which is scheduled for this Tuesday, April 11, at 8 pm, at Estádio da Luz.

Being a special match, what should be the Benfica team's approach, considering that it is the first of two clashes?

The approach will be the same as always. We always step onto the pitch to win, even more so in knockout stage –which we have also played before the group stage and then with Club Brugge - we always go in to resolve as quickly as possible. We want to win both at home and in Italy.

This game is an example of this decisive phase of the season, and, more than ever, with the fans taking the field with the team...

It's always good to have our Stadium full and feel the support of our fans!

This is a game in which Benfica has a chance to reconnect with its own history. That makes this match a bit special?

I think that every match in this stage of the season and of the competition would be special. We have a chance to play a great match, against a good team, and we will give our best.

Has the team recovered from last Friday's result? How did you work, and how is the collective spirit for such an important game?

The team spirit is as it has always been. Just as when we win we don't celebrate all week long, when we lose we don't mourn either. We have matches every three days, or every four days, and there is no time to waste new opportunities.