Before Benfica v Porto: Farioli hits out at Suárez and Sporting, orange card | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli conducted, this Saturday, March 7, the preview of the match between Porto and Benfica, which is only played on Sunday. Nevertheless, at the beginning of his statements, the coach of the dragons once again referred to the Classic against Sporting, for the Portuguese Cup, and once again targeted Luis Suárez and Morten Hjulmand.

Initially, the Italian coach was asked how the defeat to the lions might affect the team for the trip to the eagles' stronghold and the fight for the championship: "I prefer to be skeptical on this matter and surely this cannot affect our approach to this game. As I said in the first response, there are still 30 points up for grabs and above all, we have to focus on ourselves and what we have to do".

Then, Farioli went back to the match against Sporting and was asked to explain the criticisms regarding the management of yellow cards: "I was referring to the micro-management of the game, like the cards and fouls and those little things that change the dynamics of the game. Alberto Costa was conditioned by the first yellow and is now at risk".

"Then there were the cards for Hjulmand or Suárez, which could have been yellow or orange. Tomorrow I hope they understand the importance of this game. I have no doubts about how the game will be managed," stated the coach of the blues and whites.

It is worth remembering that the Classic of the first leg of the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup continues to generate a lot of discussion, as Porto has already filed three cases against Sporting after the match in question: against Morten Hjulmand, Luis Suárez and Frederico Varandas. 

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