Farioli in Portuguese: “As Jorge Costa said, we're a team again” | OneFootball

FC Porto coach Francesco Farioli spoke in Portuguese to the fans gathered at Alameda das Antas and shared with them the credit for winning the club’s 31st title, sealed in the early hours of this Sunday.

“Good evening, Porto family! As Jorge Costa said, we have become a team again, a great team. We did it together, this title is ours,” said Farioli, in slow, drawn-out Portuguese, before captain Diogo Costa highlighted the fans’ role.

“How much we had missed this. You were very important to us. You believed in our values, in our team, and next year there will be more,” said the FC Porto goalkeeper, before some teammates aimed harsher criticism at Sporting’s president and Benfica’s coach.

The long wait of the thousands of Porto fans gathered at Alameda do Dragão ended around 1:30 a.m., when the players began parading along the structure linking the stadium’s North Stand, from where they emerged, to the bandstand.

Thiago Silva was the first footballer announced by the presenter, in a parade in which Victor Froholdt stood out for his exuberance, Rodrigo Mora was one of the most applauded, Zaidu showed off his dancing skills, and Pepê was the most provocative, rubbing both hands across his face as if wiping away tears. On stage, a melon was also displayed and thrown.

During the celebrations of FC Porto’s 31st title, the fans also sent messages and sang less-than-friendly chants aimed at their rivals, although the vast majority of the players gathered at the bandstand were focused only on celebrating their regaining of the league title, four years after their last one.

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