Farioli responds cautiously to Mourinho on Porto v Benfica: what matters to me | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli did not want to focus on Porto - Benfica, the match in the next round of Liga Portugal Betclic. In the press conference previewing the Dragons' game against Red Star in the Europa League, the blue and white coach was asked about the clash with the Eagles, but did not want to elaborate on the subject.

"For me, if you have a question about Red Star, I appreciate it because what interests me is talking about Red Star", said Francesco Farioli, when asked whether José Mourinho's comments about that match were meant as a provocation towards him.

It should be remembered that Benfica was defeated last Tuesday, September 30, by Chelsea. At the end of the match, José Mourinho took the opportunity to look ahead to the next game against Porto, which will take place on October 5. However, Farioli did not want to do the same when given the chance.

"It’s an excellent foundation. Porto is a great team, they win everything, score a lot, concede little, everything goes well for them, with a lot of merit. But whoever plays the way we played today... Obviously has to be concerned, because it’s a great team, but there’s no need to be afraid", explained José Mourinho, speaking to Sporttv in the flash interview.

Shortly after, he spoke about the Dragons again, this time to TNT Sports journalists: "The next two games are FC Porto, away... and Newcastle away [laughter from those present]. It is what it is. I told the boys, Chelsea is better than FC Porto. If you can play like this against them, we have to be positive".

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