Farioli plays the joker, hits back at Mourinho ahead of Benfica v Porto | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli reacted this Monday with humor to the statements made by José Mourinho – who also received a response from Rui Borges – regarding the existence of "a real league and a virtual one". In the same vein, the Porto coach ironically asked about the Dragons’ position in the standings and reacted with satisfaction.

“Where is Porto in the standings? So we’re still in first place,” began the blue and white coach, who was present at the press conference previewing the visit to Sporting, which concerns the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals.

Francesco Farioli questioned the journalists again, before emphasizing the main goal occupying the minds of the blue and whites: “Is there a trophy for the virtual champion? No? Then it’s better for us to spend our energy on the other one.”

Hours after the statements made by the Special One in the preview of the visit to Gil Vicente on Sunday, the Club, through BTV, clarified that, in fact, José Mourinho was talking about "serious refereeing errors" which, in the view of the Reds, benefited Sporting by six points and Porto by two, in addition to harming the Eagles’ team by six.

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