Farioli silent on refereeing after Deniz Gül penalty incident | OneFootball

The match between FC Porto and Rio Ave was marked by controversial moments. Did the statements from club presidents have any influence? “No. When the referee came to talk to me, it wasn’t about anything in particular, nothing controversial. I actually think he had good dynamics, I have nothing to say about today’s decisions.”

Alan Varela will miss the next game. Is it because of the match at Luz? “No. We always think game by game, we’re in a situation where, like today, we need extra help at the back. He will miss Friday’s game and that’s it.”

You tried Deniz Gul, Rodrigo Mora, and Moffi in attack. Is there already an alternative up front to replace Samu? “The decision up front was a mix of many things. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed by 8 centimeters, but Deniz Gul had a good game. I wanted to bring in more legs and I went with Moffi because it’s an option we need to explore, tonight for a few minutes. I think he played ten minutes, but with great impact, though I wanted to protect him a bit, because tomorrow we’ll have a friendly [against Vizela] and I want to use him as much as possible. Now he has to recover to play more minutes. It was a mix of things that made me go with this option.”

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