Bulgarian captain Vladimir Nikolov: "It was a good match for both teams, who played better than in the first meeting. However, Brazil and Bulgaria still have a lot to improve. We could have won the match, but Brazil was better and deserved it".

Brazilian captain Giba: "We knew it would be harder than the first one. Opposite Sokolov played really well and his entrance changed the match".

Bulgarian coach Silvano Prandi "It was a good match, better than the first. However, I regret we were not as regular as we needed to be to win it".

Brazilian coach Bernardo Rezende: "It was an important win. However, I regret we lost a point and that can be important at the end of the Intercontinental Round. We still have a long way to run and need to improve in several areas".