Farioli: “At FC Porto I have a connection I don’t want to lose” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli is happy at FC Porto and also at ease. After winning the national championship in May, returning the title to the Dragons four years later, the Italian coach says he wants to stay at the club and use the summer to rest.

“There are no doubts. We started a project 11 months ago, when I received the first contract offer. A contract, and more than a contract, a commitment that was renewed in January, when we decided to extend our collaboration for another year, but especially to strengthen the message and the desire to work side by side,” he said in an interview with English journalist Ben Jacobs.

“In modern football, it is very difficult to find a club where you have such a level of connection with the people in charge, with the people who will still be at the club even when it is time to leave. And for me, it is a privilege that, honestly, I do not want to lose. Knowing what football is like, we are the people most exposed and whose work is always under discussion, for better or worse,” he explained.

Farioli assures that he could not “dream” of a “better place” than FC Porto, speaking of a “mission” that still has to be completed. For the summer, however, the priority is different.

“In the summer I will try to rest a little after seven or eight years without holidays, but of course always with my phone and computer by my side to prepare myself to start on July 1 with the team at the right energy level. Right at the beginning of August we will play the Super Cup and a week later the league will start again,” he said, leaving a guarantee:

“We will do everything to arrive with the same hunger we had on July 15, 2025.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.