Bruno Pinheiro praises “great friend” Farioli: “FC Porto got it right” | OneFootball

Bruno Pinheiro admitted this Thursday to the friendship he maintains with Francesco Farioli during the press conference previewing the clash between Académico de Viseu and FC Porto. The coach of the Viseu side, who met the Italian manager at the Aspire Academy in Qatar, also had plenty of praise for the upcoming opponent.

“I admit here that I’m going to play against a great friend of mine. In fact, against several great friends of mine. FC Porto’s staff has several members who worked directly with me, and others indirectly, as is the case with Francesco Farioli. We are very good friends and it’s the first time I’m going to feel that we are rivals. I’m sure he will do his best to beat us, but have no doubt that on this side there will also be an extremely motivated coach determined to win the match and to be a rival worthy of FC Porto,” said the Viriatos coach, before going on to praise the Italian manager.

“I’d also like to congratulate him on the work he has been doing; I consider him a brilliant coach. He is an extremely decent person and we are friends. In every league he has competed in, he has always been very successful. After Ajax, when perhaps people doubted his abilities a lot, I think FC Porto showed great vision. They showed vision because they were able to look beyond the results of the last few matchdays. They were able to see that Ajax’s squad had a season far above what was expected at the start and he then ended up coming to FC Porto, where he was extremely happy. I think he can continue to be happy, but this weekend, at Fontelo, I wish him unhappiness,” he concluded.

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