Farioli hails start in Vila do Conde, warns over dropping tempo | OneFootball

FC Porto defeated Rio Ave 3-0 this Friday, securing their sixth consecutive victory in the Liga Portugal Betclic.

In statements at the end of the match, marked by the goals of Pablo Rosario (4′), Samu (14′), and Gabri Veiga (52′), Francesco Farioli highlighted the Dragons' explosive start but warned about the unnecessary drop in pace by the team. “We had a good start. I think our first 15-20 minutes were very positive. I didn't like the fact that we lowered the pace afterward, where we started to fail more in passing, but the start of the game and the game overall was good. We created problems for ourselves, but it's an important result. It was important to have another game without conceding goals,” the Italian coach began by saying in the flash interview with Sport TV, then commenting on the goals that came from corner kicks: “We had two goals in the first three corners of the game. It helped us, and I have to congratulate the technical team members who prepare the set pieces and also the players, of course.”

“There is a very good connection between the first and second team. These players are important assets of the club.”

Alan Varela's substitution at halftime

“He suffered a kick to the calf, it was a precautionary substitution, it doesn't seem to be anything special.”

FC Porto will start playing every three days, what do you expect for this phase?

“What I expect is a great advancement in the players' mentality. Today we had control of the game and we had the capacity to maintain that control. We are a very young team, we have to learn very quickly and in football, things can change in an instant and make everything different. We have to continue learning and improving, if possible,” he concluded.

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