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Coach who defeated Sporting at the start of the season is named best of the month by Liga Portugal

Francesco Farioli was named the best coach in Liga Portugal during the month of August. The manager, who recently arrived at Porto, earned this distinction after a season start in which he managed to beat Sporting 2-1, which so far is the only slip-up for Rui Borges’ side in the competition.

According to the statement from the Portuguese Professional Football League, the Italian who leads the blue and white squad gathered 43.7% of the total votes. With no presence from Rui Borges or Bruno Lage, the podium was completed by Hugo Oliveira, from Famalicão, with 26.19%, and Vasco Botelho da Costa, from Moreirense, with 17.46% of the votes.

In this way, Francesco Farioli sees his start to the season in the Invicta City rewarded. Since taking over as Porto’s head coach, he has an unbeaten record in his four matches in Liga Portugal. The blue and whites defeated Vitória de Guimarães (3-0), Casa Pia (4-0), Gil Vicente (2-0), and Sporting (2-1).

Although he did not win the best coach award, Famalicão is another team that has been heavily featured in Liga Portugal’s August selections. The Minho side had the best goalkeeper of the last month, in the figure of Lazar Carevic, with 30.95% of the votes. The goalkeeper from the northern team left behind names such as Diogo Costa, from Porto, with 28.57% of the votes, and Andrew Ventura, from Gil Vicente, with 9.52%.

It wasn’t just in goal that Famalicão players received distinctions. Justin de Haas was considered the best defender of the month, collecting 18.25% of the votes. The competition was fierce, as rounding out the podium were Leonardo Lelo, from Braga, with 16.67% of the votes, and Jan Bednarek, from Porto, with 15.87%.

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