Farioli gets Portugal refs: “If that’s a pen, what about Gul v Benfica” | OneFootball

FC Porto’s coach was very pleased with the Dragons’ win in Braga, although he also criticized the refereeing in the match.

It was a very intense game. FC Porto started well, but then went behind. Was the reaction that of a winning team? “I completely agree with that. We started very aggressively on the ball; I think we are the only team in the top three to have beaten them [Braga] twice. That says a lot about our performance against a very good team, with a very strong approach on the ball, but our first 30 minutes were top class and we managed to recover in a game where I don’t think we deserved to be 1-0 down, with three incidents we can discuss. If that is a penalty, I would like to understand the interpretation of the Deniz Gul situation in the first meeting against Benfica, but the reaction was very positive, the players who came on helped us, and I think we deserved the result for the effort we put in. I don’t like celebrating too much, but today they deserve a few extra hours, because it is a very important win.”

On the penalty against FC Porto, Farioli almost turned his back and immediately called for two players to come on. Did you realize that the reaction to that moment would be important? “We had to react, because against a team of this level we cannot switch off for even a second, otherwise you will concede chances. The presence of William [Gomes] and Terem [Moffi] was important, but Seko [Fofana] and Pablo [Rosario] also helped us gain ground with and without the ball, and once again it was a collective victory.”

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