Farioli is a curious coach who loves to learn, it’s the same on this side | OneFootball

Saturday’s match brings FC Porto and Casa Pia face to face, with the visitors traveling to take on the Dragons. João Pereira, aged 33, will lead the Gansos, while the Porto side is managed by Francesco Farioli, who is 36 years old and nine days younger than Luís Pinto of Vitória de Guimarães.

In the pre-match press conference, the Casa Pia coach smiled but made it clear that youth does not equate to inexperience. “[Youth] ends up being just in theory, because if we don’t put it into practice, I can be the age I am, Farioli can be the age he is, but, perhaps even on a personal level, we’ve already had a set of experiences that made us mature earlier and made us, eventually, what we want to be, which is to be a leader, to be good football coaches,” he stated.

He also pointed out similarities between the coaching staffs: “In that sense, apparently, from what I read and know and having already known him from other leagues, [Farioli] is a curious coach who likes to learn and, on our side, it’s the same, just like our coaching staff that works at Casa Pia,” he said, highlighting common ground between them.

Asked about a possible change in the midfield duo due to the physical issues affecting Yassin Oukili, who is doubtful for the match, João Pereira took the opportunity to reinforce the youthful character of his Casa Pia squad.

“Changes? You’ll see tomorrow, but I can point out that in our midfield, if you analyze it—and you surely will—we’re talking about a sector with an 18-year-old kid [Renato Nhaga] and 23-year-old players,” he recalled.

He also emphasized the presence of experience among the young group: “Only Seba Pérez is the same age as the coach, he’s 33, just two days ago we were debating who was older and he’s actually younger than the coach… this is a very young midfield and Seba brings that experience, Oukili and Brito are 23, Iyad is also young… all of them have a great hunger and ambition, they also have the coach’s approval, they’re players the coach really likes and they’re happy at Casa Pia, they’re assets of the club,” he analyzed, praising the quality of them all.

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