Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has explained why "it's very easy" to prepare for Sekhukhune United ahead of a league game over the weekend, with the Nedbank Cup final looming against the same opponent.
Pirates face Sekhukhune over the weekend in their penultimate game in the DStv Premiership, as they seek to seal a spot in the CAF Champions League.
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The Buccaneers also have a date with Babina Noko in the Nedbank Cup final on 27 May and Riveiro says "it's very easy" to prepare against the Limpopo side because fighting to qualify for the CAF Champions League should be "attractive enough".
"It's very easy because the next objective for us is to consolidate our position on the log, make sure that we can be second, so I'm not thinking at all about the cup final and who's gonna be our opponent," Riveiro said in a press conference.
"It's gonna be attractive enough what we're going to play for on Saturday and we know that finals are different games than league fixtures, so we try to prepare for the game, especially mentally because at this moment of the season, just three weeks ahead of us.
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"Every other preparation, like you can imagine, should be already done, in terms of structure, organisation, everything. The players are in the last part of the season, so everything is pretty clear for us," he said.
The Spanish mentor went on and further explained that it's all about recovering mentally and physically for them and stressed that May 27 is too far.
"It's more about our physical recovery and mental recovery and like I said, it's not difficult because, at least me personally and that's what I try to express to the players, we're going game by game, for me the 27th (of May) is so far, we have the final on Saturday," he added.
Pirates are two points clear of third-placed SuperSport United, in second position on the log, with only two games to go.
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