Farioli: “Sometimes you can’t win the way you’d like” | OneFootball

FC Porto extended their perfect start to the championship this Saturday by winning at home against Nacional, 1-0, in the 5th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. Samu converted a penalty at 31 minutes, scoring the only goal of the match.

At the end of the game, Francesco Farioli praised the performance of the Madeira team, admitting, however, that his team had enough chances to settle the match earlier. As for Nehuén Pérez, who left the field with an apparently serious injury against Nacional, the coach indicated that the defender might have to face a long period of recovery.

“Sometimes you can't win the way you want. We faced a team that played a very good game, we had opportunities to close the game, but the opponent performed very well and we must congratulate Nacional for the game they played. Important victory,” he began by saying in statements during the Sport TV flash interview, continuing: “Nacional is a team that can change the pace during the game, defend deeper when needed. We were alerted to the possible scenarios. We weren't as assertive in the final pass and in front of the goal, but we achieved the victory.”

The return of players from the FIFA break

“Many of the South American players arrived recently. It's not just us. We want to maintain this momentum.”

Kiwior's starting role

“Jakub is an important player. The club made a significant effort to bring him. He will bring us quality and also international experience. He played 90 minutes. He has some aspects to improve, like other teammates, but he will certainly be important. We also have some absences in defense.”

The performance of teams after the FIFA break

“About the other teams I don't know, but about us, I can say that all games are important, as well as the points. We are going through a period where we won't have much time to prepare for the games because we will have Europa League matches and we have to be prepared for that. We will go step by step.”

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