MTN8 final against Sundowns a defining moment for Pirates coach Riveiro

Orlando Pirates might be waddling towards the MTN8 final, but coach Jose Riveiro is confident that the team can stand tall on Saturday and walk out of Moses Mabhida Stadium as champions.

The Buccaneers head into this game in a slump, having faced disappointment in their last four matches. Mamelodi Sundowns, who Pirates will face in the final, had a strong hand in the club’s dizzying spiral.

Pirates, however, had done enough in the first leg and won the two-legged contest on the away goal rule, with the match ending 2-2 on aggregate. "I don't even know which results you are talking about," the Spaniard chirped, when asked about the impact of the slump the club is on as they prepare to take on Sundowns, who now hold the record for the longest unbeaten run in the league .

"It's an excellent opportunity for us [to turn things around] after a difficult period to be in a final and try to prove ourselves." The Ghost, as Pirates' supporters are known, are also starting to be more demanding of Riveiro, with the honeymoon phase slowly fading.

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