Porto’s victory at home over Farense was torn from iron. Marcano saved the Dragon in the last moments, in the first game after Otavio left for the Arabs.
As expected, Porto began to dominate Farense. Well-planned full-backs in attack provided more fluid play and suffocated the Algarve side, who barely made it past midfield. Even without creating great chances, Porto got things done thanks to Tony Martinez under high pressure, which paid off.
Then Farense was out of position and the Dragons were closer to scoring with reinforcements Nico Gonzalez having two good chances and Tony Martinez testing Ricardo Velho’s reflexes.
Seeing peace, Farense seemed to wake up. First, he put the barbell on a near-perfect bike from Muscat. He then even hit the target with a great individual move by Rui Costa, who did what Marcano wanted before hitting a draw.
In the second half, Farense returned even more daring, with good descents. However, and without good quality, the Dragons created a few chances and Ricardo Velho saved what he didn’t get in stoppage time. Captain Marcano entered the area to say yes to Gonzalo Borges’ perfect cross.
Porto loses again in the second game, but fair wins against Farense, who showed the arguments to stay in the big leagues.
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Marcano talking about Otavio
“Porto FC understood that this offer was good for Otavio and for the club,” said captain Marcano, who scored Porto’s winning goal in the end.
in the box
Sergio Conceição watched the game from one of the boxes on the Estádio do Dragão. The coach of the blue-and-whites was disqualified due to insults against the referee in the match for the Super Cup against Benfica. Conceicao is also recovering from recent surgery on both knees. Meanwhile, the blue and white tech team remains silent.
SAD won’t stop Otavio even without Varela
One of the reasons Sergio Conceição is annoyed at Otavio’s sale is that SAD refused to stop the deal, even if only for a few days, even after it became known that Alan Varela would not be able to play this Sunday.
The Argentine midfielder was introduced on Wednesday and soon performed well in training, to the point where the coach began to consider using him against Farense. Especially when he was informed that Al-Nasr was expediting the purchase of Otavio.
Only dissatisfied with the “timing” of the payment of the (already made) first installment, Boca Juniors delayed the dispatch of Varela’s international certificate. Porto have been aware since Friday afternoon that the midfielder will not play this Sunday. Faced with this setback, Conceição hoped that the sale of Otavio would be delayed until there was a problem with the Algarve. But SAD did not fulfill this desire, and this Sunday in the middle of the day, the Portuguese footballer went to Saudi Arabia.
Joao Moutinho’s presentation is scheduled for this Monday
After medical checks and all terms agreed to sign a one-year deal (possibly with another as an option), João Moutinho, 36, is scheduled to join Porto this Monday. The Dragons are still finalizing Jorge Sanchez’s loan. The Mexican will compete with Joao Mario on the right flank, allowing Pepe to become Otavio’s main successor from the outside.