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

Saturday's match pits FC Porto against Casa Pia, with the visitors traveling to face the dragons. João Pereira, aged 33, will lead the geese, while the Porto team is coached by Francesco Farioli, aged 36, who is nine days younger than Luís Pinto from Vitória de Guimarães.

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

He also pointed out commonalities between the coaching teams: "In this sequence, apparently, from what I read and know and already knowing him from other leagues, [Farioli] is a curious coach who likes to learn, and on this side, it's the same, like our coaching team working at Casa Pia," he conveyed, finding common ground between them.

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

"Changes? You'll see tomorrow, but I can highlight that in our midfield, if you analyze it, you surely will, we're talking about a sector with an 18-year-old boy [Renato Nhaga] and 23-year-old players," he recalled.

He also highlighted the presence of experience in the young group: "Only Seba Pérez is the same age as the coach, he's 33, just two days ago we were discussing 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... they all have a great hunger and ambition, they also have the coach's approval, they are players the coach really likes and they are happy at Casa Pia, they are assets of the club," he analyzed, praising the quality of all.

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