Jorge Jesus looks ahead to Friday's visit to Vitória de Setúbal

Up next for Jorge Jesus' side is a visit to Setúbal on Liga NOS matchday 29 and the Alvalade boss was keen to alert the opposition's capabilities in defence in his pre-match press conference this Friday.

"As we are all aware, our opponent has claimed some good results in matches against the bigger sides. That is a sign of a team that defends well and that interrupts play a lot. Those two characteristics are really important. Sétubal have a lot of self-belief, but we are in great form right now and I think it will be a good game tactically and technically", opened Jesus, adding a word on the return of Adrien and Gelson Martins to match fitness: "Adrien played half an hour against Boavista and we are giving him time on the pitch based on what we think he needs. He will definitely be in the squad and will be better than he was against Boavista. Our medical department has said Gelson should be ready and he wil be included in the squad as well."

With Sétubal having already stolen points from SL Benfica and FC Porto so far this season, every caution must be taken. "Of course the top three are always under pressure to win and history brings with it responsibility", said Jesus, continuing with an analysis of his side's current form: "It is nice to be able to say that we have won seven of our last eight games and drawn one. We have another six games to go, but of course we won't be anywhere near the amount of points we finished with last season. I will never forget that we managed to get 86 points in one season and still didn't win the title."

To finish Jorge Jesus commented on Alan Ruiz's adaptation to the Portuguese game and his partnership with Bas Dost: "Every player needs time to adapt, especially when you move club and country at the same time. Alan Ruiz is still a young lad (22) and not a lot of people were giving him the credit he deserves. He was playing for Colón, who aren't exactly a massive side. We noticed his quality and invested in him. It is just a matter of time with him, because the quality is there. I think Ruiz and Dost are the best pair in Portuguese Football."