The coach gives his assessment of the win against RKS Raków Częstochowa

At the end of the Sporting Clube de Portugal'S 2-1 victory over RKS Raków Częstochowa in the UEFA Europa League, Rúben Amorim spoke in a press conference. He began by commenting on Jeremiah St. Juste's performance.

"I really enjoyed all the interventions he had. He's agile, quick, doesn't take long to get into games and the way he came in for the last league game was also important. Today we confirmed that. He was there in the most decisive moment of the game," he told journalists, before analysing the game as a whole.

"We knew what we wanted; we wanted to win. Against ten men, with a goal right after the red card, we slowed down a little. Even so, sometimes we found spaces. We weren't careful enough in some situations and that made the difference. In the second half, it was my fault. I started thinking about the next game and it made things a little difficult. We had the game under control and then we conceded a goal from a dead ball. From then on, anything could happen and we made our lives a little more complicated. The result is what we'll take away and not so much the performance."

For the coach, the showing against the Poles will not influence the derby against SL Benfica in any way because "each game has its own story."

"A few days ago, we had the attacking capacity to create chances, and today we didn't have that much. We should have done much better, but we're going to fix what happened in this game and now we have a completely different one," he added.

Going back to the second half against RKS Raków Częstochowa, Amorim once again highlighted that the responsibility was his.

"The biggest culprit in the second half was me because I started thinking about the derby. We took a risk by making our last substitution in the 90th minute. I tried my best to save some players. More than the players, I was to blame because I started thinking about the next game. I never do that, but I took a risk this time and it could have gone wrong. We had the game under control and I felt it was a good time to start managing the squad," he admitted.

Asked about the importance of this victory for Sunday's derby, he explained that it is important for the consistency of a team that wants to win trophies.

"All the big teams have to do very well in the league. They have to be consistent on all fronts. Today's victory will have no influence. We have to win because the advantage in the league is only three points," he said, before commenting on what remains of the UEFA Europa League group stage.

"We have to do our part: Win the next two games."

Finally, he assured that having one day of rest fewer than SL Benfica is not an excuse in the derby on Sunday.

"We will be prepared for the game, without excuses and without any disadvantage. We're going to the Estádio da Luz to win."