Farioli reveals all about Nehuén Pérez: “I called him into my office…” | OneFootball

Last season, FC Porto also scored twice from corners. Does the strategy for set pieces remain the same? “It’s true that we scored several goals like that last year, and this season we’re managing to do it again, but that’s because we always want to attack these situations with conviction. That’s what we did tonight. We scored one, another was disallowed, but Nehuén deserves it — he played a great game after the difficult time he went through.”

You made four substitutions almost in a row. Had you already planned to split the changes into two moments? “Nehuén [Pérez] told me he was fine the first time I asked him, but then he started feeling cramps and we needed to speed up those substitutions. We didn’t want to take any risks, so we decided to do it that way.”

You showed special joy for Nehuén Pérez’s goal. What does it mean to see him bounce back after a difficult year? “I’m three times as happy. He really deserves it. On Thursday I called him into my office and asked him whether he wanted to get a few minutes with the B team if he couldn’t play with us. But he said he didn’t mind, that he wanted to improve, that he wanted to get into better physical shape. And, by coincidence, Martim [Fernandes] got injured and he got the opportunity, since Alberto [Costa] has also been recovering. When you do things the right way, karma shows up. He really deserved it tonight — this goal and this performance.”

Deniz Gül hit the post. It feels like the ball just doesn’t want to go in… “That’s how things are, I completely agree. He has to keep working, keep believing. The goals will start to come.”

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