Farioli reacts to Porto celebrations after Sporting-Benfica: It was audible | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli revealed that the atmosphere at the Estádio do Dragão, during the derby between Sporting and Benfica (2-1), ended up reaching Porto’s dressing room before the match against Tondela. At the press conference after the 2-0 win, the Italian coach explained that the celebrations in the stands

"I was in the dressing room preparing for the game, the noise was audible, and the players also noticed it during the warm-up. But the priority was what we had to do, and what makes me happy was the way they approached the game, knowing what we had to do, understanding that the tension was here, that we could only really control our own game. We played a very mature match from the first to the last minute," he began.

Then, Farioli turned his attention to the match against the Lions in the Portuguese Cup: "We will analyse the game Sporting played this afternoon to prepare for Wednesday’s match, and I am sure both clubs will go into it aiming to win and eager to reach the final. We have what it takes to turn the tie around after losing at Alvalade. We do not know how Sporting will be, but we know how we will be."

With this defeat – the eighth in 49 matches this season – his team remain on 71 points and drop to third place in the Liga Portugal Betclic table. Porto (79) are in first place (with one more match played). Benfica are second with 72, also with a game in hand.

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