Rui Vitoria says his Benfica side were fully deserving of their Primeira Liga crown.
Benfica coach Rui Vitoria says the best team won the Primeira Liga after his side's 4-1 win on Sunday secured a 35th and third consecutive league title.
Vitoria's
side entered the final game just two points clear of second-placed
Sporting CP and had little trouble dispatching Nacional 4-1 to seal
their crown.
The win was the first time Benfica
have managed three-straight titles since 1976-77, setting a new record
in the league since the switch to 18 teams for points won with 88.
"I want to share this immense joy with the players, the president and the rest of the club's staff," Vitoria said after the game.
"I want to hug them all."
The
triumph was particularly special for the coach as it came in his first
season at the club after replacing Jorge Jesus, who left Benfica to
coach their fierce rivals Sporting.
"Others
may say they were the best, that they played the most attractive
football, but in the end the best team won. And that was us, full stop," Vitoria added.
"We
were involved in several competitions and we always knew what to do in
every game in order to honour this club. We fully deserved to win the
league."
Jesus, who was left to accept a
runners-up spot, was less than impressed by his former club's exploits
this season after overseeing Sporting's 4-0 win over Braga.
"We
did what we had to do throughout the season. It was a real show of the
power and quality of this squad. We had to win and that is exactly what
we did. It is never easy here, especially to win 4-0", he said.
"The best doesn't always win. The best was Sporting."
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