Francesco Farioli: “It was vital we stayed humble from the start” | OneFootball

On returning to competitions after the break for international duty, FC Porto beat CD Celoricense 4-0 at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos and secured qualification for the 4th round of the Portuguese Cup. After the match, Francesco Farioli, noting that we must “give credit to the opponent,” who was “very compact in defense, especially in the first half,” praised the seriousness and humility of the Porto team, adding that the match began with the “best warm-up of the season.” “Now we’re moving on to the next book, which is the Europa League,” said the Italian coach, already looking ahead to the trip to England.

“All games are difficult; it was like that today in other stadiums too, but we have to give credit to the opponent, they were very compact in defense, especially in the first half. With time and with the accumulation of goalscoring situations, we managed a better result and more chances to score.”

“It was a decision we made to have a good restart after the break, which is never easy.”

“We prepared the game in the best possible way, despite having many players out. Eustáquio only trained on Friday morning, for example, and it’s always complicated for many clubs that have several players on international duty. It was very important to keep ourselves humble from the start; in fact, I even think it was the best warm-up of the season given how the players approached this game. Now we’re moving on to the next book, which is the Europa League.”

The hat-trick by Samu“It was good, especially the first goal, because it’s a situation he has worked hard to improve, playing with his back to goal. I’m happy for him; he deserves to score and wanted to score. He came on very well.”

Nottingham Forest“They sacked the coach; we don’t know what will happen and that makes our task harder, but last season they finished in the top seven of the English league. They have an excellent team and great players, so we will have to prepare for several scenarios. The Analysis Department had already watched several games, but many things will have to go in the bin and that will mean more work for the staff and for the players as well.”

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