Vitor Ugo: “Panathinaikos and Olympiacos are quality teams – Let’s do everything to win”

“eternal” derby tonight, with Panathinaikos to welcome Olympiakos to Leoforos (21:00) for the 21st matchday of the Stoiximan Super League, in a key derby in terms of the battle between the two teams to reduce the distance from the top.

In the context of tonight’s derby, o Vitor Hugo, was a guest on CosmoteTV’s ‘Pre Game’ show, talking both about the big game with the ‘red and whites’ and the importance of a positive result for the ‘clover’, as well as his own adjustment to the ‘green’ club.

Vitor Hugo’s statements in detail:



“The truth is that I have experienced various derbies and I was lucky enough to see the matches with Olympiakos in the context of the Cup. What I saw is that both Panathinaikos and Olympiacos are two quality teams. I expect a great match and my team’s victory tomorrow (including today). I want to express once again the joy for the opportunity that may be given to me to help my team in such a match. We know the great importance of this match for the championship and we will try to do everything inside the playing fields to give joy to our fans.

Of course, adaptation is also difficult and takes time. Beyond that, as you can see it’s a different league here, it’s a different style of play that I have to adapt to and that’s why I’d say I’m not always as ready, every moment. Because as you very rightly said, I come from a different continent, from a different way of playing, from a different football mentality. That’s why I’m not at 100% and I don’t feel like I’m at 100%, but I thank the coach for the opportunities he’s giving me, given that the more I play, the more I’ll be able to respond and adapt to needs. With an improvement in physical condition and on a technical level. Certainly Greek football is different from what I used to play in both Brazil and Turkey. But I’m adapting and I’m happy about it.”