Al Sadd Has No Choice but to Win in Tehran: Jesualdo Ferreira
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Al Sadd coach Jesualdo Ferreira said they have no choice but to win the return leg against Persepolis in Tehran.
The Qatari side suffered a 1-0 defeat against Persepolis in the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday.
The return leg will be held at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on October 23.
“The team must believe in its potential. There will be an opportunity to score in Tehran and now we are thinking of only one outcome: that is to win the return leg,” Ferreira said in the post-match news conference.
The Portuguese coach was also critical of the physical game employed by Persepolis.
“The Iranian team is a very difficult team. They were playing wrestling and this is not football. We fought a lot over the course of the match. Now we have no choice but to win the return leg, so that we can maintain our chance to compete for the title."
"We realize how difficult it is to achieve this goal but are determined to achieve it,” the Portuguese coach added.
