After the triumph of the 'dragons', by 1-0, in the 34th round, António Salvador said that "it was not possible" for Sporting de Braga to win "because there was a team [of referees] that did not let it happen". "I would like this to have been a great season and it would have been if we had won this final, as we did everything for it, but they did not let us", he said in the mixed zone of the Braga Municipal Stadium, at the end of the game. Regarding the most controversial moments - the expulsion of Victor Gómez, at 12 minutes, for accumulation of yellow cards, and an alleged penalty for a possible foul on Ricardo Horta, still in the first half -, he left the opinion to the "analysts". "You are the ones who must understand if it is a penalty or not, if there is a foul on João Moutinho in the goal of FC Porto, if there is a hand of a FC Porto player before, you are the ones who are in front of the cameras zooming or not", he said. In a review of the season, he also recalled the participation in the Champions League in a group with "great teams", namely Real Madrid and Napoli, and in which some "unhappiness" dictated that he did not go ahead. The fourth place will force the next season to start earlier to participate in the preliminary phase of the Europa League, but António Salvador stressed that the squad will not have fewer resources. "We are going to assemble a squad to have a great season, but it will be much more difficult to prepare the games of the preliminary rounds also because of the national team games [in Euro2024]", he said, noting that the squad, which will be coached by Daniel Sousa, will also be made with that in mind. Asked about what will be a great season in 2024/25, António Salvador said that "Sporting de Braga is used to winning, getting on the podium and fighting for the top places" and that is what he will try to do next season. FC Porto guaranteed third place in the I League on Saturday, by winning 1-0 in the visit to Sporting de Braga, fourth placed, in the game of the 34th round that officially closed the 2023/24 edition of the competition. Galeno scored the only goal of the match, at 84 minutes, which confirmed the 'dragons' in third place in the competition, with 72 points, four more than the 'arsenalistas', who finished in fourth position. Also Read: FC Porto apanha em Braga o 'comboio expresso' para a Europa (Portuguese version)