Vitória SC and Chaves trade lawn for ‘lession’ of transmontan students

Cinco classes of the Fernão Magalhães Secondary School saw today their afternoon classes interrupted by players from the Sports of Keys and the Victoria SC who, without notice, broke into the rooms with the mascots of the two clubs.

Despite the initial shyness, many students wanted to question soccer players about their career, difficulties, feelings, ‘famous’ players with whom they have already shared the locker room, among other curiosities, along with numerous requests for photographs and autographs.

Thirteen-year-old Gabriel Teixeira not only gained the courage to ask players questions how he managed to get the ball he uses to play at the autographed school.

“I was surprised [with the coming of the players], I thought very well, because it is a good initiative, and I also liked the signatures”, stressed the eighth year student.

Mr Teixeira also liked the surprise and revealed that football, for you, “that’s all”.

“It was nice, I liked it very much. [Football] is everything, practically, first the family and then the football ", he said.

Mariana Almeida was especially pleased with the presence of Samu Silva, revealing to Lusa that she dreams of being like the Victorian captain.

“I liked it very much, I didn’t expect it and I was very happy. [Football] means a lot, I have a cousin who has already played with Samu, I like him very much and I want to be like him when he is big”, he said.

For this eager 13-year-old football consumer, “the dribble, the game vision and the shoot” are the qualities that you most admire in a player.

In the aftermath of the surprise visit to the ‘liceu’ of the transmontana city, Samu praised the warm reception of the Flavian students.

“ The reception was very good, spectacular. I like this dynamic very much, I was also a child, I had dreams, questions, I am a little used to it, but it is always very interesting and I like this kind of situations ", stressed the player.

For the medium, describing the feeling of playing a derby and revealing difficulties in football life were among the most difficult questions of the young students.

Samu also highlighted the good relationship between Desportivo de Chaves and Vitória de Guimarães, clubs “of two cities that live much the football of their land”, which he considers “very positive for Portuguese football”, making this initiative “even more important”.

Ricardo Alves, captain of the Transmontans, also praised the symbolism of the visit, included in the celebrations of the 77th anniversary of the Sports of Keys.

“ I think it's always important to live with this kind of reality, we've also been students, we also have children and it's important to have this closer contact [to] not pass on the idea that football players have a more distant position. We are in the city, we live here, our children study here and, therefore, I think it is very important that the kids live with the players ", reiterated.

The visit to the transmontana school took place under the initiative ‘Conquistadores on Tour’, in which Vitória de Guimarães faces teams of inferior echelons in their reductos, on a list that already includes nine opponents of the districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto and Viseu.

The 10th opponent will be the Sporting of Chaves, who will receive the Victorians on Friday, at the Municipal Stadium Engineer Manuel Branco Teixeira, for a friendly match, of solidarity, scheduled for 19:30.