After the victory over Arouca (3-0), Mehdi Taremi stated that the team did “a great job”, adding that he hopes to “score even more goals” and left the desire to “play with the full stadium”. Otávio praised FC Porto’s “great game” and made it clear that, to “get the three points”, you “always have to believe from the first to the last minute”. Called up for the first time to play for the Portuguese national team, the midfielder assured that he will “give everything” for Portugal. Marcano, who joined the top-5 of the club’s top scoring defenders, said he was “happy to be back, to return to this stadium”, which he considers his home. About the 21 goals scored for FC Porto, he said: “Being the fifth defender top scorer for FC Porto tells me that I have already played many games, that I am happy here and that I have been here for a long time”.

Mehdi Taremi
“We did a great job and I hope to score even more goals. We had a lot of chances, scoring was very good for my confidence. Arouca has a good team and we needed the victory, let’s see what happens after the national duty. All players are important, it doesn’t matter who plays, but Toni is a great forward and it’s very good to play with him. The fans are crucial, we play better with them here, I hope we can play with a full stadium.

Otávio
“I think it was a great game from us, we dominated the whole match and could have scored more goals, but what matters is that we got the three points and now we have to rest and then start preparing for the next match against Sporting. If you want to get the three points, you always have to believe from the first to the last minute. I didn’t expect to be called up for the national team, even if I was dreaming about it from the moment I got the card, but I’m happy for the call, I’m going to give all I have for this country, I’m going to give everything. It’s a different setting, I can’t wait to get there, give my best and meet everyone.

Iván Marcano
“Happy to return, to be back at this stadium, which is my home. The team’s strong start was important, the first few minutes were very good. Being the fifth defender top scorer for FC Porto tells me that I have already played many games, that I am happy here and that I have been here a long time. I was lucky that I couldn’t play without fans, but I don’t like to play without fans, they are the main part of the show.”