So, what was written on the note Moffi handed to his teammates? | OneFootball

Coming on in the 77th minute of the derby, Terem Moffi brought with him a piece of paper with instructions from Francesco Farioli for the team. The document was passed from hand to hand until it reached Diogo Costa, who, in order to protect it from any curious onlookers, ended up tearing it up.

However, the instructions that the FC Porto coach intended to convey to the players seem to have been leaked. Rádio Renascença gathered fragments of what was supposedly the paper handed by the Italian to Moffi, and the content concerns… marking assignments.

The names listed are Alan Varela, Seko Fofana, Moffi, and Victor Froholdt, each associated with a number: 4, 9, 44, and 14, respectively. Only Farioli knows for sure, but everything indicates that these numbers correspond to Benfica players – António Silva (4), Ivanovic (9), Tomás Araújo (44), and Pavlidis (14). Marking these opponents would thus be the responsibility of the mentioned Porto players.

In the play that led to the 2-2, for example, it was possible to see Fofana trying to bother Franjo Ivanovic during the cross that resulted in Leandro Barreiro’s goal. Even so, the Ivorian midfielder for the Dragons gave the Croatian too much space, allowing him to cross freely into the box… and contribute to FC Porto dropping two points. However, it is more likely that these notes refer to set-piece situations.

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