Farioli: “Injuries? It’s an epidemic in professional football” | OneFootball

The FC Porto coach, Francesco Farioli, spoke in the press room of the Dragão Stadium after the 1-0 victory against Nacional, in the fifth round of the League:

About Nehuén Pérez's injury:

"It doesn't look good, it's an Achilles problem, it seems like it's going to be a long injury. We'll see in the next few days, but it doesn't look good. We're with him, he's positive and will come back stronger. He's a guy with an incredible mentality, he was smiling in the locker room, happy with the result and he will definitely help us, but in a different way."

Injuries in the team, including Nehuén's, following the absences of Martim Fernandes, Luuk de Jong, Alberto Costa and William Gomes:

"We know that with the schedule these guys have, unfortunately it's not only at FC Porto, it's an epidemic in professional football. We've been unlucky during this period. We had four players out, now an Achilles injury. When an injury appears, we will push the others and that's why it's important to have depth in the team and now we're seeing with the president and the club if we can do something to help the team for the next period."

"This adaptability is a key, the ability to change position from one moment to the next. Pablo came in as an 8 in Alvalade, today he played on the side, then as a 6 and went back to the side. He had already played with me in Nice as a central, he's smart, has a top mentality and will help us."

Kiwior's debut:

"For him it wasn't easy, he traveled back with Bednarek on Monday, on Tuesday he had his first training with us and went straight into the starting eleven. And, to a central, we're asking a lot of things. Therefore, next week will be important to get more synchronization and automatisms in what we do. For his first game, it was a positive game and he's a player who will bring quality and experience to all the competition we're going to play."

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