Farioli on subs: “In the derby, I just wanted to finish with eleven” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli was “happy” with FC Porto's performance against Casa Pia, but emphasized that the team needs to evolve in several areas. The Italian coach also explained that the substitutions of yellow-carded players were not intended to spare players for the classic match against Sporting.

Another convincing performance from FC Porto: “Happy. The approach was fantastic, good intensity, with the right patience to create opportunities. In the second half, we lost our structure, and with the ball, we didn't create as much as we should have. It was an important result”.

You substituted the yellow-carded players in the second half. Were you thinking about the game against Sporting? “I was thinking about finishing the game with 11 players. Three important players with yellow cards when it was 3-0. I have to act to protect the players because some fouls could cause something more”

Francisco Moura: “He played 45 minutes during the week, against the B team, played well, is an important player that we need to recover. We need to have all the players recovered”.

Pêpe: “It was an unfortunate incident, he got hit in the eye with the ball, needs to be evaluated. William's performance was fantastic, the energy and speed. Available for the game against Sporting? We have to see, it's a recent injury”.

Classic match after three games where the big teams won easily: “I have a different view, the games weren't that easy, we made them seem easy, the players approached the games with an incredible mindset. We need to continue working. There are still many things we need to improve. We have 6 days to prepare for the game”.

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