FC Porto tied against Rio Ave (2-2), in Vila do Conde, in matchday 20 of the championship. After the match, Martín Anselmi assured that the group "was competitive, thought about the opponent's goal" and that the "technical errors" didn't come from a "lack of quality". "It is true that we paid dearly for certain mistakes, but I want the team to retain this will and courage because today we always thought ahead", the coach stated after his debut in the League.

A better performance than the result
"Today FC Porto was competitive, thought about the opponent's goal. It's true that we paid dearly for certain mistakes, but I want the team to retain this will and courage because we always thought ahead. We've had a lot of goal-scoring situations and I think that, if we play like this, we'll have a lot of chances to win.”

Work ahead
“I think we made technical mistakes, it wasn't because we lack quality. Otávio wanted to play with his right leg and hit the ball wrong, Nehuen believed he had no pressure and could have played earlier, but Nico left today and that forced Eustáquio to play in the midfield.”

The market
“Nico and Galeno leaving are significant events, but I trust the players we have and I think that, with them, we will improve a lot.”

The final strategy
"I think we tried, until the end, in many ways, to take the ball to the attack because in the first half we tried from one winger, which was Gonçalo (Borges), and with an inverted winger, which was Rodrigo (Mora). Then we tried with two forwards and later with one forwards and a ten, but they were putting a lot of people in the area and we intended to reach the line, cross and have someone in the area.”

Classic at home
“It's a good opportunity to turn around.”