Farioli and his staff return to São João's paediatric ward | OneFootball

FC Porto coach Francesco Farioli and the remaining members of the coaching staff visited the pediatric ward of São João Hospital, known as ‘Joãozinho’, on Thursday afternoon. During the initiative, gifts were handed out to the hospitalized children and moments of togetherness were provided for their families.

The visit is part of a long-standing charitable tradition of the club and aims to strengthen the bond between FC Porto and the community. Farioli had already been to ‘Joãozinho’ at the start of the 2025/26 season, when he met Luísa and Francisca, two young girls with whom he formed a special relationship.

Since then, both have twice been invited to visit the CTFD Jorge Costa. On one of those occasions, Luísa received, on behalf of the FC Porto Foundation, the Social Responsibility Award and presented t-shirts bearing the phrase “Falling is part of it, getting up is the choice,” which became associated with the Dragons’ last season.

Francisca, meanwhile, wrote a poem that is displayed at the training center and gave Farioli the first copy of her new book. The work was inspired precisely by the coach’s first visit to the hospital. Thursday’s initiative allowed those ties to grow even stronger, with the FC Porto delegation sharing deeply meaningful moments with the children.

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