Paulo Bento: "One game away, we have chances against Brazil"

MADRID, 4 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The South Korean coach, Paulo Bento, explained that his team has "nothing to lose" against Brazil this Monday in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, while assessing that "with one game" everything can happen and they will have its "possibilities".

"If we had to play a championship with many rounds against Brazil, they would always be ahead of us. In a single game, Brazil still has a lot of chances, but we also have chances. We have nothing to lose. The goal is difficult, but it is attractive and we will have to try," he said at a press conference.

The Portuguese coach appeared this Sunday before the match, aware of the difficulty of facing the five-time world champion, but also confident that his team will maintain the line of sacrifice and delivery seen so far.

"In many moments we will play closer to our area and we have to accept it naturally, because the opponent will force us to do it. However, we will fight to the limit of our strength, as we have done up to now. We like to compete and we never give up. expired, as we have already shown," he said.

Bento also referred to the approval that a Neymar has recovered from his injury in his debut to be in the round of 16. "We would be hypocritical if we said that it is better for Neymar to play, but, being fair and sincere, I always prefer that the best players are present in the matches," he confessed.

"It's up to us to play the best game possible, to compete against a great team, full of talent and that, now, adds organization and intensity to its individual quality," he concluded.