Farioli on Arouca postponement: FC Porto always fight the odds | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli, coach of FC Porto, gave a preview this Thursday of the match against Rio Ave, scheduled for Friday at 8:15 pm, for the 6th round of the League. The coach also addressed the recent controversy regarding the rescheduling of the game against Arouca to September 29 and recalled his time at Ajax, in the Netherlands, when the calendar was changed three times.

Change of date for the game against Arouca

"In recent days, there has been a lot of talk about this issue, about the rescheduling of the game against Arouca. I think the club's position was very clear and I couldn't be more aligned with it, especially considering the importance of the UEFA coefficient. This definitely does not help Portuguese clubs at all and, in this case, it doesn't help us either. It will create difficulties, no doubt. It's an extraordinary scenario, but we have to deal with it. Last season, during my time at Ajax, they changed the calendar three times. The schedule was not favorable for us, but we tried to find solutions and now we will certainly try to find solutions again. The group is prepared, everyone wants to fight. Yesterday we went to the FC Porto Museum, it was a good opportunity to see the trophies and the history of FC Porto, where there has always been a fight against everything. We believe that the past can help the present and the future. [...] For me, at this moment, this is a decision that is still ongoing. Let's see what happens. When they set the date for the game, we will try to do everything to be prepared. For me, the most important thing now is to properly prepare the trip to Vila do Conde, with the right mentality, and try to block out all the noise happening around us. Because the priority is to really be focused on the present of FC Porto. And the present of FC Porto is Rio Ave."

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