Porto waste no time, wind up Benfica on social media: normal stuff | OneFootball

FC Porto beat Benfica 3-1 at the Estádio do Dragão and, right after the final whistle, the dragons posted a jab on social media, bringing back an expression used by Francesco Farioli before the Clássico. On the official X account, the message “Normal things” appeared, with the word “strange” crossed out. The post came after Farioli was asked, in the flash interview with Sport TV, about the refereeing of the match.

The Italian coach gave a short and direct response: “Today, there were no strange things.” The phrase was later picked up by Marco Silva after the match, when the Benfica coach was confronted about Clément Lenglet’s sending-off, still in the first half.

Despite the reference to the Porto coach’s words, Marco Silva refused to get into a discussion about the refereeing and left the issue in the hands of the journalists: “I’m not going down that road. That’s not for me to answer. He spoke about strange things, so you should have that conversation with him,” said the Eagles coach.

Marco Silva therefore preferred to focus on what he sees as a need for the team: greater emotional control in the different moments of a high-intensity match. “As for the sending-off, what I want is for my players to be more mature and to have the ability, whether or not there are provocations, to maintain their emotional balance,” he added.

Benfica ultimately left the Dragão with a 3-1 defeat, in a match marked by Lenglet’s sending-off and criticism of the refereeing after the final whistle. The Eagles will now return to action only after the international break, on October 11, when they host Vitória de Guimarães at the Estádio da Luz.

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