Portal dos Dragões
·17 de janeiro de 2026
Farioli confirms Alan Varela to start and Francisco Moura returns

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·17 de janeiro de 2026

Francesco Farioli confirmed that Francisco Moura has recovered and announced that Alan Varela will be in the starting lineup. The coach spoke to journalists in the preview of the trip to Guimarães, regarding the championship. FC Porto and V. Guimarães face each other at 8:30 p.m. in the 18th round of the League.
“Tomorrow he will be in the starting eleven, as he has been almost always during this part of the season. This ability to rotate the squad is crucial. Another example is Martim [Fernandes]. At the start of the season, he had positive games, then injuries, and now he is working at his best level. But he still has room to improve. For Alan, it’s the same. We need him tomorrow. If he does what he’s been doing, that would already be good.”
“Apart from Luuk [de Jong] and Nehuén [Pérez], everyone is ready to play tomorrow.”
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