Farioli sees off all rivals, named manager of the month by Liga Portugal | OneFootball

Liga Portugal announced this Wednesday, through a statement released on its official platforms, that Francesco Farioli has been named the best coach of the Primeira Liga for the month of August.

The Italian coach, newly arrived at the helm of the Dragons, was the preferred choice among his peers in the competition, garnering 43.7% of the votes.

During the period in question, Francesco Farioli, aged 36, led FC Porto to a record of four wins in four games in August, right in his debut season in charge of the team.

In the matches played so far in this edition of the championship, FC Porto defeated Vitória SC (3-0) and Casa Pia (4-0) at home, and beat Gil Vicente (2-0) and Sporting (2-1) away, thus occupying the top spot in the Primeira Liga.

In a shortlist of nominees that did not include Bruno Lage of Benfica or Rui Borges of Sporting, the podium featured two coaches whose teams have been surprises at the start of the national competition.

Farioli surpassed Hugo Oliveira of Famalicão and Vasco Botelho da Costa of Moreirense, who received 26.19% and 17.46% of the votes, respectively, cast by the other coaches in the competition.

And who are the winners of the remaining awards?

In recent days, Liga Portugal has been handing out the usual monthly Primeira Liga awards. On Monday, the winners in the categories of best goalkeeper and best defender were announced, while on Tuesday the best midfielder and best forward of the championship were revealed.

Lazar Carevic was chosen as goalkeeper of the month for August, while Justin de Haas received the distinction of best defender during that period, all at a time when the Minho club sits in second place with ten points, two behind the dominant FC Porto and one ahead of Sporting, Moreirense, and Benfica (the latter three with one game in hand).

With 30.95% of the head coaches' votes, Lazar Carevic edged out Diogo Costa of FC Porto, who collected 28.57%, and Andrew Ventura of Gil Vicente, who garnered 9.52% of the votes, rounding out the podium.

As for defender of the month, with 18.25% of the head coaches' votes, Justin de Haas surpassed Leonardo Lelo of Sporting de Braga, who had 16.67%, and Jan Bednarek of FC Porto, with 15.87%, in a very closely contested podium.

Meanwhile, Victor Froholdt was voted best midfielder of August, gathering 39.68% of the head coaches' preferences in the championship. The Dane beat Luís Esteves of Gil Vicente, who received 11.11% of the votes, and Fredrik Aursnes of Benfica, with 7.14%.

The award for best forward went to Vila do Conde and Clayton Silva, forward for Rio Ave. With 46.03% of the head coaches' preferences, the Brazilian clearly stood out, surpassing Schettine of Moreirense, with 18.25%, and Pablo of Gil Vicente, with 9.52%, who completed the podium.

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