Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has said his side have no time to wallow in the sadness of their Nedbank Cup final defeat and must turn their attention to their upcoming league fixture on Tuesday.
The Buccaneers were beaten 2-1 by bitter rivals Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday, denying Riveiro a third successive Nedbank Cup title.
Riveiro, who will leave Orlando Pirates at the end of the season, said the cup final loss was as heartbreaking as Pirates exit from the CAF Champions League after their semi-final loss to Pyramids FC.
Both. Both. Yeah. Again even against Sekhukhune recently. And you know, each and every game that we lose, you can ask the players the way they feel and for me it is the same. For me, every game is an opportunity to beat somebody, and when you dont do it and you are competitive, you dont sleep. I understand that today was a big game, its a final that weve lost. And tomorrow we go again because Tuesday, were going to face a test one more time in the league at home to Lamontville Golden Arrows.
This is football, this is competition. And losing a final like today is an opportunity for everyone, everyone to understand how difficult it is to win the finals and what this group did in the past five finals in a row, is something exceptionally, its something that we have to give value to, he said after the match.