André Villas-Boas at Olival after Porto’s first league defeat | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas was at Olival yesterday morning, as FC Porto returned to training after their first defeat in this edition of the League. The president did not address the group and merely observed the session, but his presence highlights the high level of demand that remains and serves as motivation for upcoming challenges.

Villas-Boas also noted a new entry in the medical report. Martim Fernandes, according to the dragons' communication, “did recovery work with the rest of the group and treatment for plantar fasciitis.” The full-back will be managed in training, as this inflammation in the sole of the foot is painful, but everything points to him being at one hundred percent for the match against Sporting, in the classic on Monday.

Thus, Martim Fernandes, along with long-term injured players Nehuén Pérez and De Jong, will return to Olival today to continue their respective recovery processes. The rest of the group will benefit from a day of rest.

With this planning, among other aspects, Francesco Farioli demonstrates that, despite the inaugural defeat in the championship, the team's routines have not undergone significant changes. In weeks without an additional game, like the current one, the dragons usually have a recovery training session after matches and rest only the following day.

In yesterday's session, the starters from the previous game did recovery work; this group also included Jakub Kiwior, a central defender who did not even enter in Rio Maior, despite being one of the most used in the squad. The less used players, along with Gabriel Brás and Dinis Rodrigues, conducted a training session with a game against a group of players from the B team – a procedure that is also part of the routine.

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