Farioli: “We threw away the win, we could've led 3-0 at half-time” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli lamented the lack of clinical finishing in the home draw against Nottingham Forest (1-1), in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. In a press conference, the FC Porto coach has already turned his attention to the second leg, in a week’s time.

“We deserved to win by more than a one-goal margin. Tonight we let slip a win that would have been deserved. We didn’t have any moments of panic; we made one mistake. But the crowd’s reaction was fantastic. Martim Fernandes went through two unlucky moments and we needed to readjust. In the first half we had five clear chances without conceding any. We could have been more aggressive off the ball. We played against a very good opponent, built to win the Europa League. We produced enough to come away with the win.”

“We all expected a different result. If you have five or six chances in the first half, you can go into the break 3-0 up, and then we’d be talking about a different match. But there’s no point dwelling on it. The fans were fantastic throughout the game, especially after Martim Fernandes’ own goal.”

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