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·24 August 2026

Last season's lesson: in this team, there are no starters or subs

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Francesco Farioli was pleased with FC Porto’s performance against Arouca (2-0) and highlighted the collective commitment in the defensive process, which has been key to keeping a clean sheet so far this season:

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“I don’t want to give our opponents any advantage. Next matchday we’re going to play against a great friend of mine, Bruno (Pinheiro). I’m not going to give him any tips. We have to work with the necessary privacy at this moment.”


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“When we talk about clean sheets, the credit usually goes to Diogo, just like in the last few games when he put in great performances, or to the centre-backs, but the way the team works requires a lot of effort from the forwards. Today, André paid great attention to the defensive organization, and Pepê’s and William’s energy was incredible. They were all together.”

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“The lesson from last season is that in this team there are no starters or substitutes. We are a group, and I have to choose 11 to start and more players to come on. Everyone who came on had a very positive impact and played an important role in the game. When we see players coming on with this spirit, that is very important for our journey.”

Kiwior had goals disallowed in two consecutive games

“I was laughing with him because we have a tradition when a player returns from injury or joins the team of making a guard of honour to welcome him. Maybe we’ll do one for him on Tuesday because of the two disallowed goals.”

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