FC Porto beat Rio Ave 0-2 in Vila do Conde | OneFootball

FC Porto beat Rio Ave 0-2 in Vila do Conde on matchday two of the league. For Francesco Farioli, it was “an important result”, which also made it possible to see “some progress”, although the Italian coach stressed the importance of “continuing to work”.

“We knew it wasn’t an easy ground and that the opponent was very physical and well organised, but we managed some situations better and we were clinical,” explained the coach, who also wanted to “say a special word about Nehuén Pérez”, a player who “went through a very difficult season”, but who “is back, played a good game and managed to bring solidity”.

Maximum demands

“We have to keep working. It was an important result and there were signs of progress. We knew it wasn’t an easy ground and that the opponent was very physical and well organised, but we managed some situations better. We were clinical and the result was very important.”

Set pieces

“Last season we also scored two goals from set pieces and, this year, we scored that way again, but I wouldn’t say we only won because of that. Whenever there’s an opportunity, we try to attack in a certain way and that’s what happened. We scored two goals and had one disallowed. I’d like to say a special word about Nehuén Pérez, because he deserved this goal after a very difficult season. He played a good game and managed to bring solidity to the team.”

Nehuén Pérez

“He’s back and he deserves it. On Thursday, I called him into my office and suggested the possibility of playing with the B team to get some minutes. A player his age could have taken it badly, but he accepted and immediately said he wanted to play with them to get going again. Because of Martim Fernandes’s injury in training and the uncertainty surrounding Alberto Costa’s situation, I wanted to give him the opportunity to start. When we do things the right way, karma finds a way to reward us, and I believe he deserved this night, this goal and this performance.”

The changes

“The second one was forced, because after the first substitution I spoke to Nehuén and he told me he was fine, but then he had to make two sprints and felt cramp, so I had to bring forward the second stoppage and sent André Silva on earlier. Ideally, he would have played fewer minutes, because he only trained with the group yesterday and I wanted to avoid any risk, but I had to do it.”

“He has to keep working and believing and, that way, the goals will end up coming.”

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