Francesco Farioli: “I was told to take them back to Aliados” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli gave an interview to RTP, where he discussed various topics. Among them, the FC Porto coach spoke about the title celebrations after winning the 2025/26 Primeira Liga. The Dragons were crowned champions with 88 points.

“When I came here, in one of the first few days, they told me I had to take them back to Aliados. It was something the club was missing internally, but especially the city. I felt that from the start—when I went out for dinner, when I met people outside the club, everyone spoke to me about the need to win, to be victorious, and Aliados is the ultimate goal of all the work. And, for me, what happened was the reflection of this extraordinary desire. We played 34 matches, 32 at home, and in only two were we outnumbered in the stands,” said Francesco Farioli.

“And I think that now, when we won the title on May 2, and what happened yesterday, in these three stages—Dragão, Ribeira and Aliados—I don’t remember a single street without people, I don’t remember anyone in the street without something celebrating FC Porto, everyone with t-shirts, scarves, flags… We saw people in Porto, in Gaia, on balconies, on the bridges, following the boat… This whole image will stay with us forever. I had several friends here who came from Italy, and they were all very grateful because they said that everywhere they went, people spoke to them about the magnitude of what we achieved. That made up for the effort and sacrifices of everyone over these 11 months,” added Francesco Farioli.

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