No shortcuts in Samu's recovery, warns Farioli | OneFootball

FC Porto’s medical report includes Samu, possibly the player the coach has been waiting for most. Francesco Farioli provided an update on the striker’s situation, as well as that of midfielder Vasco Sousa, but left an unequivocal message: the players’ physical condition comes before any competitive pressure, especially in the goalscorer’s case.

“Vasco Sousa is at an advanced stage of recovery and is already involved in some exercises with the ball. As for Samu, I cannot deny that I am surprised by his development and progress, but, on the other hand, the scientific literature is clear about the recovery time,” he warned.

Farioli was categorical in assuring that he will not put the players’ future at risk. “There will be no shortcuts that lead me to force the situation with him before he is fully fit, because the risk we would be taking by forcing the player is a risk not only in the short term, but also in the long term. This must be only a small pause in his career and not something that stops it any further.”

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