João Pedro comments on the participation of friends in another final phase

This weekend in Coimbra, our Women's Team is present in the final phase of the Women's League Federation Cup. By being present at another high point of the time, the CAB thus, and once again, confirms its status as one of the historical and reference names of national basketball, continuing a tradition of quality affirmation that has lasted for several years and deserves to be remembered and honored. To win the trophy, the Friends will have to win the game of Friday, against the very favorite Quinta dos Lombos, very well oriented, constituted and trained team, which has legitimate ambitions to win all competitions in competitions this year. Pressure's on the side of the Carcavelos team. If you pass the test on Friday, the CAB will play against the winner of the match between Boa Viagem from the Azores and GDESSA on Saturday. Only after this game, and if you win again, our girls will be in the final, and you can compete for another edition of the Federation Cup. On the eve of the team's departure to the mainland, the CAB's Official Site spoke to João Pedro Vieira, the coach of our team, who asked for a preview of the Friends' participation in the Cup. Here we record your words: "Our goals related to the formation of athletes remain the same, i.e., to enable our younger and inexperienced players to have the opportunity to compete in the Women's League. With the arrival of Carla Freitas, Schera Sampson and Taj McWilliams, we redefine our competitive goals. We think the team has gained a different dynamic. We are more mature to play, because Carla and Taj's experience has been important in obtaining our last six consecutive victories." Coach João Pedro also highlighted the quality of the game that has resulted from the collective and also individual quality of all her players. In his words: "Schera is a pleasant surprise, Maria João is making a very good time and asserting herself as a real base, Carolina Escorcio is another pleasant surprise and has played a very important role, Marta Bravo has also been very important in contributing to her gaming experience, Carla Relva has been doing very well in the rotation of the inner players, the young bases Catarina Freitas and Cintia are growing and other young people like Ana Jardim, Diana Melim, Mariana Pinto and Yasminne have grown a lot and fight daily for a place in this team. The athletes' reaction could not have been better and all this has been contributing to our team's increased sports performance." About the competition itself, the coach does the following analysis: "If we're lucky with the injuries, we think we're in a position to compete with any team in Portugal. This weekend we have our first fire test and we are carefully preparing our first game with Quinta dos Lombos, knowing in advance that the game of the second round of the championship in which we won by 47-61, cannot serve as a reference, because there are no two equal games. It's no accident they're first in the Women's League and only lost three games so far. They have strong and experienced players and a good coach with many years in Portuguese women's basketball. We respect Lombos immensely and go into the field with a great spirit of delivery and commitment by each player and coach with the aim of winning and being able to advance in the competition until the final."