The leader Porto went to Luz and almost ended Benfica’s unbeaten run in the Portuguese Championship.
But José Mourinho’s team secured a 2 x 2 draw this Sunday (8), in a match for the 25th round of the league.
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A result celebrated by Sporting, who had stumbled against Braga and started hoping for a slip-up.
The classic match featured a lethal Dragon in the first half, with Otamendi left on the ground during the play of the second goal, and a Benfica comeback in the final stage.
See the highlights below.
Dragon is lethal 🔥
Porto took the lead early on, just ten minutes in, with Froholdt capitalizing on Trubin’s rebound.
Benfica managed to pose a real threat but saw Diogo Costa justify his position as the starting goalkeeper for the Portuguese national team.
Where’s Otamendi?
Porto’s tactics succeeded again at 40′.
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A lethal counterattack with the young Pietuszewski, just 17 years old.
He left the Argentine defender on the ground before bypassing Trubin.
Who doesn’t score…
With no other option, Benfica pressed harder in the final stage.
They accumulated opportunities against a rival aiming to be objective in counterattacks.
The persistent effort paid off at 69′. A shot hit the post and the rebound fell to Schjelderup – who had been trying – to score.
Porto had more and more space to counterattack. And they kept missing chance after chance.
Benfica didn’t give up. And two of Mourinho’s substitutes made the difference, with Ivanovic crossing for Barreiro’s goal (89′).
The sequence was filled with provocations between the two benches. And expulsions for Mourinho and Otamendi – who had already been substituted.
Standings situation 📊
The leader Porto reached 66 points.
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Maintained a four-point distance from Sporting.
Meanwhile, Benfica, in third, reached 59 points.
Only nine rounds remain.
The only direct clash involving the trio left is Sporting vs. Benfica scheduled for April 19.
See the full standings and remaining matches here.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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