Francesco Farioli on Sporting in press conference: 29 points... | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli admitted that Porto has some ground to make up on Sporting, and used the last two seasons to illustrate his point. The coach of the Dragons was present at a press conference previewing the match against Vitória de Guimarães, which counts for the League Cup. Recall that the Italian coach was close to snatching a signing from the Lions.

The coach was questioned about the fact that the team is about to play its 20th match of the season, which coincides with the two dozen matches of Francesco Farioli at the helm of Porto. He explained what the number means and mentioned both Sporting and Benfica.

"It has been very positive, especially due to the level of commitment from the group, the speed with which they changed their mindset... If I go back to July 15, to the first meeting with the players and the emotions that were swirling around, and look at where we are today, I think we did a good job," Francesco Farioli began by saying.

The Porto coach continued: "Thanks to the players, of course, and to the people who work with me every day, because the level of commitment in this club is surreal. You can tell if you're here every day. We did our job by turning the situation around."

"But we can't believe that we've closed the gap or that the work is done, because we come from two seasons with a total difference of 29 points to Sporting and almost 20 to Benfica. The fact that we're back on track is a good achievement, but the work is enormous. We have to push, work, and demand in pursuit of our goals," concluded Francesco Farioli, not forgetting the last two seasons, where the Lions won the championship twice in a row.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.