Orlando Pirates really feel just like the Betway Premiership championship is gone.
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS 4-1 ORLANDO PIRATES
Grant Kekana’s header, adopted by two objectives from Lucas Ribeiro and a Teboho Mokoena shot gave Sundowns nine-point. In line with Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro, the true image will emerge on the finish of the season.
“The distinction between the 2 groups might be proven on the finish of the season, we are going to see if we’re on the similar degree and if the distinction is huge or not,” Riveiro stated through Sowetan.
“The distinction isn’t in a single recreation, even after we beat them within the closing within the Nedbank Cup the distinction between these two groups was not there. They had been higher than us [on Saturday] to seek out the way in which to win this match regardless of the circumstances [poor state of the pitch].
“It’s recreation quantity 14 and we now have to play 16 video games. We have now to play the CAF Champions League and the Nedbank Cup. This is only one recreation, it’s not good to lose 4-1,” the Orlando Pirates mentor added.
“It’s not good to lose right here as a result of we got here right here to compete and accumulate factors. That is soccer, we’re used to profitable and dropping video games, so it’s not going to be an issue.
“We didn’t lose a closing, we simply misplaced three factors.
“We performed Sekhukhune away, we by no means beat them earlier than throughout my time at Pirates, however we managed to get one other three factors. Now we’re right here with Sundowns competing as hell, the way in which we ran on the sphere regardless of the 4-1. If I have a look at the week we had, I’m optimistic about how we’re doing issues, we’re competing in all competitions and we now have a title in our cupboard this season,” concluded the Spaniard.
IS JOSE RIVEIRO RIGHT?
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