Rui Borges: “Farioli needs to focus more on his own players” | OneFootball

Rui Borges was in the press room of the Estádio José de Alvalade to answer journalists' questions after the match between Sporting and FC Porto, which ended 1-0 and was the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals:

The coach responded to Farioli:

«Criticism from Farioli towards Suárez? I haven't seen the footage, but he might have been making the gesture towards FC Porto, for stealing balls in the first game. I don't question his character. Luis Suárez has made his mark and will continue to score. Farioli needs to focus more on his own players».

«What is unsportsmanlike about Suárez's attitude? I didn't see it. Nor am I going to evaluate that. On the tablet, I watch the game footage, focusing on strategy and tactics. I don't see what gestures the players make. At home, I have two tablets. I'm not going to comment on refereeing here. It's just the opponent's opinion», he continued.

«FC Porto is very focused on Sporting, more on what FC Porto is. That's what they need to focus on. Also, when I'm the coach of Sporting, I've never seen 10 minutes of stoppage time due to a pause. I could comment on other incidents in the game. If we go looking, we always find incidents to discuss».

Rui Borges also responded to Farioli, who stated that Sporting did not deserve to be in the semi-finals:

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