Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso claims there is no pressure on his team ahead of their sold out clash against Orlando Pirates.
The Brazilians host the Buccaneers on Saturday in a highly-anticipated Betway Premiership League encounter, which sees the top two teams in the league lock horns.
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Addressing the media at Chloorkop on Thursday, Cardoso claims Saturday's clash at Loftus Versfeld is just another league with three points at stake.
"To us this is just one game in the championship which we have to win and collect three points from. There is no pressure for this game. There is already pressure from you, the media, pressure from their friends and families and what I have to do is to ease that pressure on them," Cardoso said.
"We know if we win then them win, their other game we will be six points above them and if we draw it will be four points and if we lose it will be three points and that's why we want to win and keep on the gap on the top, but that doesn't put pressure on us as this is just as important as all the games we play in the championship and we play to win."
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The Portuguese-born coach who hasn't lost a league game since taking over from Manqoba Mngqithi added that he is aware of the threat posed by Pirates.
"Yes of course, we know they are a good team and they are currently doing very well but we can't look at what happened in the past between the two teams. We have to concentrate on what we can do on Saturday and that is to win and collect the three points. But we are aware we are facing a very good team just like all the other teams in the PSL," Cardoso concluded.
