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Fabril do Barreiro president, Faustino Mestre, said he was happy with the reception of FC Porto in the third round of the Portuguese Cup, and hopes to have fans in the stadium.
“I am very happy for the draw and very happy to be FC Porto, which in addition to being national champion, has the president who has fought the most against discrimination by the General Directorate of Health to football,” he said in statements to Lusa . .
Faustino Mestre stressed that it is a “great joy” to receive FC Porto, holder of the trophy, at the Alfredo da Silva stadium, in Barreiro, home of the Portuguese Championship team, referring that many members of its governing bodies are fans of the Dragons”. .
“We will receive the national champion, but we will have to sweat to win. We are a club without debt and we aim, step by step, to return to our glory days,” he explained, recalling the times when the club, then called La CUF do Barreiro, He fought at the highest level of Portuguese football and got to receive and beat Milan (2-0), in a match of the Cities with Fairs Cup, played in 1965.
Faustino Mestre expressed his hope that the match with FC Porto could have fans in the stands, despite the covid-19 pandemic, saying that the stadium has a capacity for some 22 thousand people seated.
“I hope to have fans in the stands in the game against FC Porto. Without fans, human warmth is lacking, and without that, football makes no sense. It was also important in terms of the income that this match can bring,” he said.
FC Porto starts defending the Portuguese Cup title at the Fabril do Barreiro, of the Portuguese Championship, on the third day of the competition, according to the draw held at the headquarters of the Portuguese Football Federation.
The matches of the third round of the Portuguese Cup are scheduled for the weekend of November 21 and 22, with all 1st League teams playing as visitors in the field of the lower division clubs.
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