Francesco Farioli: “We deserved a goal, they came to waste time” | OneFootball

FC Porto were better

“I’m very proud of the performance. It was clear who played their game and what the others did. We didn’t score the goal we deserved. We dominated with 11 and with 10. They came here to waste time. We physically crushed Sporting. Let me say this clearly: FC Porto are back.”

Was there a lack of cutting edge in the final third?

“We tried everything, we tried with all our belief, with everything we had. It wasn’t enough. You clearly saw the images, several situations. What can I say? We’re going to repeat a story we already know. I’m almost losing the energy to comment on what is happening. Let’s switch off, we have a job to finish. Let’s focus on the rest.”

Was the refereeing decisive?

“In truth, we were knocked out in the Cup and in the Europa League, but I didn’t see a team better than us.”

Focus on the league

“We have to turn our attention to the league. We have a lot of quality and a great spirit. This has to be our mentality.”

More criticism of Sporting

“Sporting took 22 minutes to come back out after half-time, just like at Alvalade. In the two matches, they took 44 minutes to return to the pitch. They’re allowed to do anything.”

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