Farioli: “We hope Bednarek’s injury isn’t serious” | OneFootball

After lifting the Super Cup, Francesco Farioli, FC Porto’s head coach, praised the players’ performance in comments to SportTV.

Value of the win: “It’s very important; winning this trophy is a great achievement. We’ve now reached 88 titles, so there’s no debate about which club in Portugal has won the most trophies in Portugal. We had a lot of supporters here, in what was a complicated match. We have to give credit to Torreense, who came in very well organised and with players of great quality. They are a very physical team and made life difficult for us, but we’re happy. Now we have to focus on the league.”

Did Torreense’s strong start catch you by surprise? “We expected them to be competitive, but sometimes the game seems to have a will of its own — in the opening minutes, Torreense managed to keep the ball for a while in the first three minutes. We felt the match would be difficult, but then we started gaining ground. It wasn’t easy to play on this pitch; you could see a lot of players slipping, and then there was Bednarek’s injury — we hope it’s nothing serious, but he twisted his knee. Even so, it was important that we won.”

Are you prepared for the possible departure of Diogo Costa? “I know it’s going to be a topic of conversation, but it’s not as if we’re going to have updates every hour. I think I’ve already expressed myself very clearly; I have nothing more to add.”

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