FC Porto on fire: five wins, stylish football and Farioli shining | OneFootball

It's in the small battles that the great wars are won and, at this moment, FC Porto is in a more favorable position. The only team with five victories in as many matches, the isolated leader of the League, with so far the best reinforcement of the competition (Froholdt) and a high-voltage football that pleases the fans and provides a spectacle. The optimism that is lived in the Dragon is natural and legitimate, considering the recent point of comparison, which again demonstrates that the project, often presented as holistic to public opinion, only materializes if there is indeed a good coach.

Francesco Farioli is living a moment of consecration that he has built on his own merit, but also typical of turning points in clubs. The novelty is always a breath of fresh air, especially when the foundations seem solid, and that is precisely the period that the Italian coach is going through, having already surpassed two demanding tests with distinction: the derby with Sporting in Alvalade and the ability to reinvent many pieces in the face of numerous injuries, without, however, losing Porto's rock n’roll identity.

With the due differences in style and context, the start of Farioli at FC Porto has several points of contact with the beginning of Roger Schmidt at Benfica in 2022/23: for the freshness of the ideas, for the offensive approach and for the way the players embraced a demanding and ambitious game concept. Both sell what any fan appreciates: the feeling that this is just the beginning.

The snapshot of the moment is therefore painted in bluish tones, but only time will tell if Farioli has enough solutions to sustain such an intense pace. There are already too many injured in such a short space of time.

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