Former Benfica man in huge row with Farioli at Porto - Man City | OneFootball

Enzo Maresca, Manchester City coach - Claudio Echeverri’s former club -, criticized Porto’s bench after the English side’s 2-0 win in a Champions League match marked by several tense moments. The main incident took place in the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms at half-time. According to reports, Rúben Dias was involved in an altercation with Francesco Farioli, Porto’s coach.

Tempers had already started to flare even before the whistle for the break. Players and members of Porto’s coaching staff strongly protested Marc Guehi’s challenge on Gabri Veiga, calling for the Manchester City player to be sent off. Shortly afterwards, Porto’s bench again appealed for a second yellow card for Josko Gvardiol, who ended up being substituted right at the start of the second half.

The tension on the pitch spilled over into the tunnel. Porto officials, including Henrique Monteiro and Tiago Madureira, were also reportedly involved in the commotion, exchanging words with Manchester City players, namely Enzo Fernández.

Asked about the incidents, Maresca, who was one of the first Manchester City members to head to the dressing room, said he had not seen what happened behind his back. Even so, when confronted about Rúben Dias’s behavior, the Italian coach took the opportunity to draw a comparison between the two benches.

“You can ask whatever you want, but how many times did you see me, or my bench, or the lads who work with me, get up from the bench? Zero, for 95 minutes. How many times did you see their bench do it?” Maresca admitted he will “probably” speak later with Rúben Dias about what happened, but maintained that most of the tension came from Porto’s bench.

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