The Portuguese Classic between Benfica and Sporting, one of the hottest matches in European football, He had a strong Spanish accent… and ended with a great party in Da Luz. Because the ‘eagles’ thrashed their eternal rival in O’Clássico, as this traditional rivalry is known, and brought joy to their needy fans, who have seen how their team has started the season in an erratic way.
However, one of the big news is called Álvaro Carreras. The left back from Ferrol, who is managing to make Grimaldo forget, was the author of the first shot of the match. It went wide, but it was an example of his incisive runs up the wing… like the one that made it 1-0. Araújo saw his unmarking and this player, who left Depor and went through Madrid’s La Fábrica, controlled it, threatened to hit him with his left foot and put it on his right to beat Diogo.
The goal left Porto somewhat groggy, which before the goal had had some approach through Galeno and a very dangerous Samu. And the Spanish forward did not fail his appointment with the goal. A Moura cross was not cleared due to the indecision of Otamendi and Trubin, which made it possible for the ball to reach the former Atlético player, who scored his eighth goal in eight league games.
However, when the match seemed most even, Di María appeared. In a second period of Benfiquista cyclone, The Argentine took advantage of a pass from Aursnes to define perfectly and make it 2-1, which was a blow for Porto. Pavlidis, with the help of defender Pérez, and again ‘Fideo’after a penalty committed by Varela, they finished destroying the eternal rival, to the joy of Da Luz. A great game between two greats… who do not rule in Portugal. Both are still far from a Sporting that remains leader, although it must change coaches due to Amorim’s departure.
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Changes
Pepe (61′, Stephen Eustaquio), João Mario (61′, Martim Fernandes), Danny Namaso (71′, Francisco Moura), Jan-Niklas Beste (74′, Kerem Aktürkoglu), Arthur Cabral (83′, Vangelis Pavlidis), Renato Sanches (83′, Orkun Kökçü), Gonçalo Borges (85′, Fábio Vieira), Benjamin Rollheiser (87′, Fredrik Aursnes), Zeki Amdouni (87′, Ángel Di María)
Goals
1-0, 29′: Alvaro Fernandez1-1, 43′: Samu Omorodion2-1, 55′: Say Maria3-1, 60′: Nehuen Perez4-1, 81′: Say Maria
Cards
Referee: Jose Antonio de Almeida Pinheiro
VAR Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins, Pedro Martins
Alan Varela (18′, Yellow), Alvaro Fernandez (18′, Yellow), Fabio Daniel Vieira (50′,Yellow), Martim Fernandes (51′, Yellow), João Mario (78′, Yellow), Orkun Kokcu (83′, Yellow), Nico Gonzalez (90′,Yellow), Gonçalo Borges (92′, Yellow)
