Farioli in the running to replace Sérgio Conceição | OneFootball

Despite Benfica having a game in hand, FC Porto holds the solitary lead in the League after winning the four rounds played. To find a similar start for the dragons, we have to go back to the 2017/18 season, when Sérgio Conceição took charge: at that time, the blues and whites only dropped their first points in the 8th round, in their first classic of the season (0-0 in Alvalade). This is the record that Francesco Farioli aims to surpass in the next competitive microcycle, among the interruptions of the championship due to the FIFA calendar.

To beat this mark, Farioli will have to lead the team to victories against Nacional (h), Rio Ave (a), Arouca (a) and Benfica (h), a demanding challenge, especially considering that there are two Europa League matches in between against Red Bull Salzburg and Red Star.

Regarding the main event of Portuguese football, FC Porto had not recorded a cycle of four consecutive victories since the first half of the previous edition, when Vítor Bruno was leading the team: the blues and whites won from the 5th to the 10th rounds, with this series ending in the 11th round, on the visit to Estádio da Luz - a record that can now also be surpassed.

The impact of Farioli is being felt at FC Porto, but it's not limited to the club: Ajax has been feeling the effects of the Italian coach's departure, evidenced by the 5th place in the Dutch league, the result of two victories and two draws in the first four rounds.

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