Francesco Farioli on FC Porto’s win: “We want to kill the game off earlier” | OneFootball

On the 24th matchday of the Primeira Liga, FC Porto defeated Arouca 3-1 and maintained their lead at the top of the table. After the match, the Dragons' coach Francesco Farioli gave a brief interview, starting by dedicating the victory to Borja Sainz:

«First of all, let me send a message. The victory goes to Borja and his family. It's important to send this message to a good guy, whom we hope to have back in the coming days. We had a fantastic first half, we could have scored more goals earlier. The reaction after conceding a goal was good, the fans helped us, and the reaction was top-notch. Good result».

Farioli also commented on FC Porto's collective performance:

«When we put so much effort into creating so many opportunities, but today we let ourselves down for five or six minutes, thanks to Arouca's quality. They are a team that plays very well and has a lot of courage. Credit to what they did, but also to us. We had the ability to steer the game in the direction we wanted».

Regarding the introduction of Seko Fofana at halftime, he explained his choice:

«Fofana? We felt we needed to add impact in the middle. The option was to bring in Seko, all the players who came on added a lot. Fantastic performance from the players who came in, it's important at this stage of the season that the bench players have an impact».

He also mentioned not having seen the images of the controversial penalty:

«I haven't seen the images. I think the decision was clear, we can't shift the focus of the performance to concentrate on that. It's more than enough».

To conclude, he congratulated other team members and thanked the support of the Porto fans:

«We want to finish the game earlier. We can't forget the context, we are in February with two top forwards injured. We can't underestimate that. It's a factor. From my side, total confidence in Deniz, Terem's entry was an important boost. The goal was a matter of time, happy with his progress. The Porto Family sent an important message, in a moment of difficulties. Happy for that, we have to take advantage and start preparing for the next game tomorrow».

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.