Francesco Farioli appointed Porto head coach
The 36-year-old has joined the Portuguese club less than two months after leaving Ajax, whom he coached for one season.
The Italian, who guided Ajax to a second-place finish and missed out on the Eredivisie title to PSV Eindhoven on the final day of the campaign, was the first non-Dutch coach at the Amsterdam club since Danish manager Morten Olsen left in 1998.
Farioli replaces Martin Anselmi at Porto; the Argentinian won just 10 of his 21 matches in charge, overseeing a third-place finish in Portugal's Primeira Liga and a group stage exit at this summer's Club World Cup.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 ⌛ Aqui está o nosso novo treinador 💙
Bem-vindo, Francesco Farioli 🤝 #SeguimosJuntos @france_fario
— FC Porto (@FCPorto) July 6, 2025
Porto endured a trophyless 2024-25 and have not won the Portuguese league title since 2022.
Farioli started his coaching career in Turkey and enjoyed a successful 2023-24 season in charge of French club Nice, where he helped guide the side to fifth in Ligue 1.
At Nice and Ajax, he primarily deployed a 4-3-3 formation, in which his side generally pressed high in a man-to-man system, with similarities to Marseille head coach Roberto De Zerbi's style of play.
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