Farioli: “Injuries? It’s an epidemic in professional football” | OneFootball

The FC Porto coach, Francesco Farioli, spoke in the press room of Estádio do Dragão after the 1-0 victory against Nacional, in the fifth round of the League:

About Nehuén Pérez's injury:

«It doesn't look good, it's an Achilles problem, it seems it's going to be a long injury. We'll see in the coming days, but it doesn't look good. We are with him, he is positive and will come back stronger. He is a guy with an incredible mentality, he was smiling in the locker room, happy with the result and he will definitely help us in a different way.»

Injuries in the team, including Nehuén's, after the absences of Martim Fernandes, Luuk de Jong, Alberto Costa, and William Gomes:

«We know that with the schedule the guys have, unfortunately, it's not just at FC Porto, it's an epidemic in professional football. We've had little luck during this period. We had four players out, now an Achilles injury. When an injury appears, we push the others and that's why it's important to have depth in the team and now we are seeing with the president and the club if we can do something to help the team for the next period.»

«This adaptability is key, the ability to change positions from one moment to the next. Pablo came in as an 8 in Alvalade, today he played as a full-back, then as a 6 and went back to full-back. He had already played with me at Nice as a center-back, he is intelligent, has a top mentality and will help us.»

Debut of Kiwior:

«It wasn't easy for him, he traveled back with Bednarek on Monday, on Tuesday he had his first training with us and went straight into the starting eleven. And, as a center-back, we are asking a lot of things. Therefore, the next week will be important to gain more synchronization and automatisms in what we do. For a first game, it was a positive match and he is a player who will bring quality and experience to all the competitions we will play.»

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