FC Porto beat FC Arouca 2-0 after a superb display | OneFootball

After a 2-0 win over FC Arouca, Francesco Farioli highlighted the team’s “great performance and insatiable desire,” as well as the “maturity” shown throughout “a game with many goalscoring chances.” The FC Porto coach also thanked the fans, who “were with the team in every play”: “Whenever we shot, it felt like they were trying to help us put the ball into the net. It’s a victory that reflects the spirit of this Club and this city. It was a great game and a great result.”

It should have been by more “That’s the analysis, a game with many goalscoring chances. We were patient in the first half against a very compact and organized FC Arouca. It took us a while to find the rhythm we needed, but even in the first half we had many chances and in the second, ten minutes before Gabri Veiga’s goal, we tried everything to score and had a goal disallowed. That could even have been a turning point in the game, but the team showed a lot of maturity and we secured an important win in front of our fans, who gave us the energy we needed.”

Patience and maturity “Opponents always show us a lot of respect here; they come very organized and without giving us any space. FC Arouca normally presses high and today they dropped deeper. In that situation we have two options: one is to get drawn into a crazy, open game that we can’t control, and the other is to have the necessary patience to manage the game while waiting for the right moment to score. We showed a lot of maturity, that’s the right word for today. It was not an easy game at all, and the result gave us the chance to add another three points and keep moving forward.”

About Arruabarrena “We have to congratulate FC Arouca’s goalkeeper, who made many difficult saves, and we had to be patient and wait for the right moment to score. He had a fantastic game, with many saves, and we had to believe that we would be able to beat him.”

Jan Bednarek “Jan Bednarek felt some discomfort in his calf. We have to wait and assess him.”

United for what lies ahead “We are only at the beginning, we will face many challenges, but it was important to keep this winning run going because in this league every game is complicated. That makes consistency, maturity and solidity even more important. Today we put in a great performance and showed an insatiable desire to do better. On top of that, the fans were with us in every play; whenever we shot, it felt like they were trying to help us put the ball into the net. It’s a victory that reflects the spirit of this Club and this city. It was a great game and a great result.”

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