Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal in a tightly-contested match, and Amorim felt his side had performed better overall. New signings Cunha and Mbeumo proved to be offensive threats, while star strikers Gyokeres and Sesko made their debuts, though they struggled to impact the game. Despite the loss, Amorim praised his team's performance, highlighting their aggressive play and improved teamwork. He noted the new players' ability to elevate the game and emphasized the team's focus on winning, expressing pride in their efforts and bravery during the match.
We need to focus and forget about the noise. We are fighting for the places, that is a good thing, but we are playing as a team, it doesn't matter who is playing, we want to win games.
I think we deserved, clearly, a different result. We need to move forward to the next one.
Amorim lauded his two new attacking midfielders, who were the hosts' brightest sparks in their manager's 3-4-2-1 system.
We were more aggressive than last year. We sprinted more. We were more brave, we went one against one throughout the game and we pressed high.
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