FC Porto may be surprised by Torreense
FC Porto enters to win the Supertaça de Portugal, but Torreense has already shown its value by surprising Sporting in the Taça de Portugal final. Brazilian Artur, who won two editions of the competition with FC Porto (1996 and 1998) and one with Boavista (1992), anticipates a demanding duel.
Why Torreense can surprise FC Porto
Torreense has already shown its value by surprising Sporting in the Taça de Portugal final. Brazilian Artur remembers that Torreense went and won, surprising many people. If FC Porto falters, it may be surprised.
What Artur says about FC Porto
The former forward, a three-time national champion with the 'blue and whites' between 1996 and 1999, believes that the team led by Francesco Farioli is prepared to respond to the favoritism and start the season with a title. Starting the season by winning the first major trophy is always good, says Artur.
What comes next
FC Porto will face Torreense in the Supertaça de Portugal. Brazilian Artur believes that the trophy can serve as a boost for the champions' national objectives. The Supertaça is the first trophy of the season and gives that stimulus to go in search of the championship conquest.
What Artur says about Francesco Farioli
The former player left praise for Francesco Farioli, national champion in the past season, considering that the Italian coach gave an answer to the doubts that existed when he arrived at the Dragon. It's a coach that many people doubted, but believes that he has everything to conquer this first trophy of the year.
What Artur says about Torreense
The former player confessed that Torreense plays more freely because the pressure is on the side of FC Porto. It's an opponent who has already shown that it can cause problems and FC Porto knows that it will have to play a lot to conquer this trophy.
What Artur says about the emotion of watching FC Porto's presentation game
Brazilian Artur confessed that it was a very great emotion to watch FC Porto's presentation game, against Aston Villa, more than three decades after representing the team that, at the time, played at Estádio das Antas. It was a very great emotion, says Artur.
Current context
FC Porto is in good form, having scored 59 goals and conceded only 14, with a 45-goal difference. The team is 5 points ahead of Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga table. FC Porto's next game is against Moreirense, at home, on September 6.
Conclusion
FC Porto enters to win the Supertaça de Portugal, but Torreense has already shown its value by surprising Sporting in the Taça de Portugal final. Brazilian Artur believes that the team led by Francesco Farioli is prepared to respond to the favoritism and start the season with a title.
