Ángel Alarcón on first-team debut: “Wearing this shirt is a real honour” | OneFootball

The match against Rio Ave, in Vila do Conde, will forever be linked to Ángel Alarcón's career. It was against the northern club that the Spanish winger made his official debut for FC Porto's first team, appearing in the final minutes to take Pepê's place.

«19.09.25 A date to remember and extra energy for what's to come, a huge motivation to keep working with everything. Let's go, Dragons 🐉 Defending this @FC Porto jersey is a pride 🫡💙», wrote the young player, immediately receiving congratulations from some teammates like Samu, Pablo Rosario, and Zaidu.

At the end of the game against Rio Ave, Francesco Farioli had already praised the young player, who is part of FC Porto B's squad. «He is a player who is doing things very well, he is not the only one helping us from the B team. Mister João [Brandão] helps us and provides the player when we need him, there is a good connection», he began. «These players are valuable to the club and help make FC Porto better. It is important how we are all cooperating to make FC Porto better», concluded the Italian in the press room of Estádio dos Arcos.

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