Rocha apologizes: «I wish I had done more for my team, for my friends and for Benfica» – Futsal

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Benfica pivot left a message on social media after missing a decisive penalty against Palma

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Sport has these things: one day you are the hero, the next the villain. After missing the decisive penalty that left Benfica out of the futsal Champions League final, Rocha felt the need to apologize to the fans. “What a tough blow this was! I wanted to have given my best on the court, I wanted to have done more for my team, for my friends and for Benfica. I apologize for not being able to get there. I will never escape responsibility”, he said. read the Brazilian pivot’s post on social media.

Meanwhile, in anticipation of the duel with Sporting, regarding the game to award the 3rd and 4th places, Mário Silva, Benfica’s coach, asked for “motivation”: “The disappointment of not being able to compete in what we wanted, which was the final, did not may be greater than the ambition of leaving here with a medal”. On the Lions’ side, coach Nuno Dias admitted that “the team is sad”, but highlighted the objective of “winning and going to Lisbon with at least the bronze medal”.

By André Zeferino