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John Peter foresees games against Coymbrons and Benfica

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CAB Madeira

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b3b1a20f261ee056

This weekend, the women's team has a difficult and demanding double journey, taking place outside doors. On Saturday, the Amigas face the team of Coimprons, in a match counting for the Cup of Portugal. On Sunday, the CAB team will go to the Light Pavilion, face Benfica, a team that is making a good championship and demands all respect and commitment. On the eve of leaving for the continent, João Pedro Vieira, senior training coach, spoke with the CAB's Official Site and made some comments on the upcoming games. Here's your words: "This weekend will be different from all those on which we have double shifts outside our pavilion, as we will be involved in two separate competitions. On Saturday we moved to the field of Coimprons, to compete another elimination of the Cup of Portugal. This game is special for several reasons, one of which, coincidentally, it is with the same team that we played this qualifier last season." "Our team wants to keep the Cup in the CAB Pavilion, so we think of nothing but winning this game, against an opponent who, despite being of the lower division, has its value, is organized and has some players with the level to be playing in the Women's League, as are the cases of Carla Ribeiro or Cátia." "Second, the game is special because we will face a team trained by Manuel Braga ('Mané', for friends in Madeira), who is a former athlete of the CAB and a former colleague of mine, because we played together at the CAB and we were part of the team that first went up to the Men's League. Personally, it will be very good to find him again, but this time, we are both in the condition of coaches and not players." "On Sunday, we will go to Luz to face Benfica, a young team, led by one of the best Portuguese bases, Sofia Ramalho, and who now has the reinforcement of a quality American player, who I know very well. Benfica has done a very good championship, has an organized group, and in order to continue with our goal, we will have to face this game very seriously, enter very well and explore our strengths, properly led by what is, in my opinion, the best Portuguese base, which is our Joana Lopes." "The game with Benfica is the last of the first round and we want to celebrate one more Christmas with our duty accomplished, so we have to be in the highest concentration and with great commitment to the game, which will not be easy."