Farioli: “Can't go on like this, semi should be Santa Clara or AVS” | OneFootball

Statements by FC Porto coach, Francesco Farioli, in the press room at the Estádio do Dragão, after the goalless draw against Sporting in the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals:

Bednarek’s criticism in the “flash” interview:

“A few weeks ago, I spoke about that grey area and the move towards green. In the other semi-final, the same referee made a decision that, applying the same criteria, after seven minutes would have left us with a free-kick and Sporting with one player fewer [ed. note: referring to the incident involving Gonçalo Inácio and William Gomes]. And this is just one of seven or eight episodes throughout the game. It is nothing new, it is becoming recurring, and it is hard to accept these situations. Even so, I want to highlight the team’s great performance, both with 11 and with 10 men. Now, out of the Cup, we will focus on the League; we have a mission to accomplish, points at stake, and our focus is already there, although there remains the bitterness of not reaching a final that, in my opinion, we deserved.”

More criticism of the refereeing. Why does it keep happening?

“We cannot keep going on with the same narrative. Today, under normal circumstances, the semi-final should have been against Santa Clara or AVS. I will give you another chance to ask a question about the match, because it was a performance that deserves to be analysed.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.