Defensive worries: Kiwior out, Thiago Silva being assessed | OneFootball

The FC Porto coach, Francesco Farioli, gave a preview of the match against Rio Ave for the 23rd round of the League (Sunday, 8:30 pm) late Saturday morning, speaking about the clinical progress of Kiwior and Martim Fernandes and revealing that the Pole will still not be an option. He also said that Thiago Silva had a minor issue and discussed the options for left-back, in a game where Francisco Moura returns after suspension:

“Very positive. Kiwior has made fantastic progress in the last few days. He’s not completely ready yet, it’s a risk I don’t want to take, tomorrow [editor’s note: Sunday] he won’t be in the squad, but he has shown very good progress recently. With Martim, we’re positive, he’s made good progress, and we’re working for him to be ready in the coming days. We’re positive about both. We don’t have any other particular cases, the only one is Thiago Silva, who has had a minor issue in the last few days. We’re assessing it and need to see in the next few hours how he’ll be.”

“I think I already spoke about Zaidu’s performance after the game; he was very positive, ready to come back after weeks out of the squad. He played a mature game, with energy and attitude. In the stage we’re entering, we’re going to need the whole squad, everyone ready to compete, and everyone will have a key role. Francisco and Zaidu will have space to play and perform.”

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