"It's the cruelty of the game, that's football. It's part of it. We have to be cold and understand that some days it's one-way, other days it's the other."
"Above all, I'm happy with what the team was able to do throughout the game. We started the game very well. We got a little uneasy, perhaps after what happened in the game."
"In the second half, we started very well, we wanted to win from the beginning, we had more of the ball, we paid the price for the desire to win, for wanting to press after the fatigue."
"Football is sometimes thankless, but I'm very happy with what the team was capable of."
Sporting CP's defeat to Benfica complicated their title race, reducing their chances of winning to 2.7%. Benfica's late goal secured a win, keeping them unbeaten. Rui Borges expressed mixed feelings, acknowledging the game's cruelty while praising his team's performance. Despite missing a penalty and conceding one, Sporting fought back to equalize but ultimately lost. Porto's victory further solidified their lead, leaving Benfica seven points behind and Sporting eight points off the top with a game in hand.
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