Porto sold his great figure. The departure of Luis Díaz to Liverpool left the Dragons without one of the best players they have had in recent seasons: the 41 goals and 19 assists he accumulated in two and a half years proved it. The squad has weakened in recent times due to the large sales made by the Portuguese team’s board.
The technical director Sérgio Conceição did not hide his discomfort at the recent casualties that Porto has had, since In addition to the Colombian, in the current winter market Jesús Manuel ‘Tecatito’ Corona also left the team, who signed for Sevilla and Sergio Oliveira who came on loan to AS Roma. The coach assured that money is preferred over sporting successes, however, he understands that he is part of the market.
“I am aware of the club I represent, of the demands that this club has on its professionals and the one that I have. That identification and that way of being does not change, but obviously we are talking about three players. Corona two years ago was the best player in the League, Sérgio Oliveira last year and this year it was Luis Díaz. That has its weight“, Said the coach at a press conference.
“On the bench against Marítimo there were two centre-backs, two full-backs and two goalkeepers, and then two guys, Gonçalo Borges and Francisco Conceição along with Toni Martínez up front. It’s part of my job to find solutions in a very difficult situation where the financial aspect was clearly much stronger than the possible sporting success“, he added.
This season, Luis Díaz was the great figure of Porto. In 28 games that he played between the Bwin League, the Champions League, the Taça de Portugal and the Allianz Cup, the player managed to participate in 22 goals, scoring 16 and assisting in 6. The attacker was awarded several times by the organization of the tournament local.
