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·5 April 2026

Ajax collapse ghost haunts Dragão: “Needed horns, clovers and ladybirds”

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“Back then, I must have been walking around with horns, clovers and ladybugs.” Said without context, this phrase may not mean much to most Portuguese football fans. But if we add the name of Francesco Farioli, the meaning changes. In fact, this was how, shortly after arriving at FC Porto, the Italian coach described the ‘fateful’ season he experienced at Ajax in 2024/25, leaving behind ‘ghosts’ that, in a way, hovered once again over the Estádio do Dragão this Saturday after the draw against Famalicão (2-2), with six rounds left in the Liga Betclic.

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